From a son-in-law to a favorite of the empress

Chapter 1189

Prince Wei's Mansion, Study.

The tea was very hot, Wang Ang did not dare to drink a sip. Seeing Zhou Yuan coming in with a gloomy face, he stood up immediately.

"Three hundred people, absolutely elite."

Wang Ang said in a low voice: "Everyone is a good fighter, with outstanding fighting skills, smart minds, and can effectively perform complex tasks. All are trustworthy."

Zhou Yuan said: "You take them out in person and rush to Suzhou Wei as soon as possible. I will leave you a letter there and give you specific orders at that time."

Wang Ang said seriously: "Leave at the latest tomorrow night, ride fast all the way, and ensure 300 miles a day."

Zhou Yuan said: "What about Shenjing?"

Wang Ang said: "Shenjing will not have any problems. The Northern Pacification Division is now under my control. I have left people."

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment, and slowly said: "Go down, see you in Yili."

The moon has come out.

Zi Yuan prepared dry food and water for Zhou Yuan and Xiao Ying. They even saved some time for shopping to rush to the journey, just to get to the Western Regions as quickly as possible.

No one saw them off this time, because they all knew that time was tight and there was no room for pretentiousness.

Xiao Ying put on her favorite black clothes and held Zhou Yuan's hand.

"Have you brought everything? Check again."

Xiao Ying nodded, patted her bag, and said, "No problem."

"Then let's go, relax, and accept my inner strength."

Zhou Yuan's inner strength was transmitted into Xiao Ying's body. They did not ride horses, but ran directly to the west, relying on their powerful inner strength.

Without too many words, they repeated the journey, eating, and resting at an extremely fast speed.

On the fourth day, Xiao Ying's body could not hold on any longer, and the two were forced to rest for half a day and then ride horses instead.

All the post stations equipped them with the best divine horses, and their speed did not decrease. On the seventh day of the journey, they arrived at the West Sea.

"The Ma family occupied this place for nearly a hundred years and was only wiped out last year. However, due to the covetous eyes of the Yarkand people, Song Wuteng did not take action to clean up this place, so Xining Guard is still not clean."

"The forces of Yarkand, the remnants of Junggar, some affiliated forces of the Ma family, various folk groups, and the government officials who briefly turned to the court... It is extremely complicated."

"I received news last night that Master Zhuang arrived here two days ago and has not taken any action yet."

"But in my opinion, she should not be able to handle this mess."

Xiaoying nodded gently and whispered, "Where is Master Zhuang?"

She was very tired, and her voice was weak.

Zhou Yuan said: "In the government office, or the branch of the Inner Court Department here, I will take you to the inn to rest, and then go find her."

"Your body can't hold on any longer, you need to rest for at least two days before you can continue on your journey."

"You don't understand political affairs even if you get involved."

Xiaoying nodded and said: "I understand, I will listen to my brother."

So Zhou Yuan sent Xiaoying to the inn, told her to be careful, and then rushed to the branch of the Inner Court Department to meet the owner of the village.

After exchanging the secret code, Zhou Yuan arrived at the branch of the Inner Court Department.

When he saw him, Zhuang Xuansu was stunned and said with wide eyes: "I just received your pigeon letter two days ago, and you arrived today. How come you are here so fast?"

Zhou Yuan sat down and said in a deep voice: "You should ask yourself, why did you know the news only after I arrived? Do you not have enough control over the intelligence of the Inner Court, or is the Inner Court itself not fast enough to transmit such information?"

"You should have received the news of my arrival in Guyuan Town this morning at the latest, so as to judge the approximate time of my arrival in Xining Guard."

"Master Zhuang, your sensitivity is declining. What news affected you?"

Zhuang Xuansu glanced at Zhou Yuan, then lowered his head and said slowly: "Well, this is indeed my problem. Your letter and the news from Ye Qingying made me nervous."

"At the same time, the cleanup operation in Xining Guard is not easy to start, which has taken up a lot of my energy."

Zhou Yuan said: "Pour me a glass of water, I'm thirsty."

Zhuang Xuansu quickly poured him a glass of water and handed it to him.

Zhou Yuan took a sip and asked, "Has the news spread?"

Zhuang Xuansu said, "The Xining Guard who arrived two days ago received your pigeon and immediately sent people to Suzhou Guard as fast as they could."

Zhou Yuan nodded and said, "That's good. Although we may not be able to find Chenxi, at least there is hope."

"What is the main difficulty in cleaning up this place?"

Zhuang Xuansu knew that Zhou Yuan wanted to help, and hurriedly said, "The difficulty lies in the fact that there is no breakthrough at all."

"There must be a large number of Yeerqiang spies in the city, colluding with the remnants of the Ma family, and spread all over Xining Guard. They cover up each other's identities and are airtight. Our people can't get in.. "

"Even if we suspect a group of people, we have no evidence and dare not take action."

"This is mainly because we are afraid that the people we suspect are deliberately pushed out by those spies in order to provoke conflicts between us and the local people."

"This place has been ruled by the Ma family for too many years, and the people do not trust the court very much. Once we have a conflict with the people, with the help of the mastermind behind the scenes, things will ferment instantly and become uncontrollable."

"In fact, we only have more than a hundred people here."

Zhou Yuan drank water and pondered.

Then he raised his head and squinted his eyes and said, "How many people are there in Xining Guard?"

"Ninety thousand."

Zhuang Xuansu has done enough homework on this information. She affirmed: "The registered population is ninety thousand, but there must be a large number of unregistered households. ”

Zhou Yuan said: "Go to the government to look through the files, eliminate most of the non-suspects with clear origins, and conduct a rough survey of the remaining few people. Don't conduct it in the way of investigating a case, but in the way of a census."

"The excuse is simple. The Single Whip Law is about to be implemented. A large amount of unowned land needs to be distributed. Let the black households come out and re-register their household registration, and then distribute the land."

"Those black household traitors are profit-seeking. They can't give up land. Registering their household registration is also in line with long-term interests. They will all come out."

"Then you find out the suspicious elements and make a list."

Zhuang Xuansu frowned and said: "But we can only do this step. After finding the suspicious elements, we dare not kill them based on public sentiment. On the one hand, it is easy to kill the wrong person, and on the other hand, evidence is needed."

Zhou Yuan said: "Don't need evidence. Don't alarm them after making a list, go to the gang. ”

Zhuang Xuansu said: "We have already found them. They just said they knew nothing. It is obvious that they don't want to offend and want to get themselves out of trouble. We can't just kill the gang directly. They are not afraid of threats at all."

Zhou Yuan looked at her and said slowly: "Your majesty is not enough. You must be more ruthless in the future."

"Do this now, and then... label all those gang members as Yeerqiang spies. I want to exterminate them all."

"If necessary, I will personally come forward to shock them."

Zhuang Xuansu said with a change of color: "But they are not spies... Will exterminating their entire family be... too much..."

Zhou Yuan narrowed his eyes and said: "I don't want their heads, but to prove their innocence!"

"If we can't find the real spies, what can they use to prove their innocence?"

"If they don't even want to be innocent, then I will make them bleed."

"In troubled times, if you want to survive, you must stand on the side. There is no reason to let them shrink and live their lives."