The seven years of Longqing are destined to be eventful.

First of all, after the beginning of spring, floods and droughts continued frequently in various places, crops failed, displaced people fled in all directions, and starvation was everywhere. The disaster relief grain money issued by the imperial court, after layers of exploitation, was distributed to the people, and there was not much left.

There are even black-hearted traders who collude with the government to exchange old rice for disaster relief food in order to make huge profits.

Natural disasters and man-made disasters caused the affected areas to mourn and shake up and down for a time.

For the sake of their own black hats, the officials in charge of the local government launched force, forcibly confined the victims, and burned the corpses on the grounds that the plague was prone to occur after the disaster, in a vain attempt to die without proof.

However, there will eventually be chivalrous people who serve the country and the people, uphold justice, kill corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and open granaries to help innocent people on the front line of life and death.

The people are grateful for the grace of their lives, and their families are willing to live and die together, becoming several civil forces that cannot be underestimated.

After Emperor Longqing got the report, he was so anxious that he directly wrote a batch of pens, urgently ordered the rebellious forces to be exterminated everywhere, and killed the offenders on the spot, connecting the nine clans, and rewarding those who had contributed to quelling the chaos.

For a time, the local bandit suppression officials, for the sake of their own future, did not care about the merits, but if there was something unusual, they immediately ordered the whole family to be killed, causing harm to the neighbors.

The people, who had no intention of rebellion, had to join the ranks of the rebels in order to survive this time.

The imperial court ordered the suppression of bandits for half a year, but instead of achieving results, the forces opposing the imperial court became stronger and stronger, and there was a great tendency to peep into the throne from the local area to the capital.

And that's not all.

Because of this, Emperor Longqing was rumored to be a soldier, and he hastily decided to thoroughly investigate the officials of the court and China to see if anyone had the audacity to cooperate with the righteous army.

In Emperor Longqing's view, the small people in the mountains and fields are just as vulnerable as chickens, and life and death are all up to him.

It happened that there was a rumor in the imperial history at this time, saying that it was an important person in the court who sold illicit salt and meddled in Cao Yun, intending to subvert the country's capital, and faintly hinted that the important person was covering the sky with one hand in the court, forming a party for personal gain, and no one could control it.

Although all the testimonies are not explicitly stated, they all point to Li Fengxian, the king of Fenyang, who is now powerful and powerful.

Emperor Longqing was already jealous of the King of Fenyang, but now after listening to the words of the imperial history, he was even more suspicious in his heart, and he was afraid of the secrets of the past, so he did not dare to do it directly to the King of Fenyang, lest the other party jump over the wall in a hurry, and expose that he and the King of Xiliang had colluded in private to kill the King of Jin.

As a result, not only did the local rebels suddenly rise into turmoil, but even the people of the DPRK and China were fluctuating and everyone was in danger.

Up and down the government and the opposition, there was turmoil.

As for the Bai family, a woman in the back house who did not care about court affairs and was dedicated to running her own small family, she also noticed that something was unusual, and repeatedly told the people in the house to be cautious in their words and deeds to avoid causing disasters.

Even the things she was most keen on Feng Shujia before were put on hold for the time being.

That's not all, Bai also repeatedly told Feng Shujia: "Jia'er, no matter how important things in business are, no matter how important they are, no human life is important." You try to stay at home these days, and leave the affairs of the hibiscus clothes to the shopkeepers of each store. ”

Feng Shujia could only smile for the sake of An Bai's heart, but when she should go out to do things in private, she still went out.

Xiao Ji and her through the bottom, these are just the prelude to the storm, and there will be no danger for the time being.

Besides, every time she goes out now, in addition to the guards of the Marquis of Wu'an's Mansion, there are also the secret guards specially sent by Xiao Ji to guard them, and there is no problem with safety or anything.

But how can you talk to Bai Shiming about this kind of thing?

Bai Shi looked up at the clear and cloudless sky, and secretly rejoiced: "Fortunately, your father stayed in the border area for the time being because of the Xiliang people's movements, otherwise when he returned to Beijing at this time, he didn't know what would happen......

"Mother, don't worry, my father will be fine, and we will be fine!" Feng Shujia comforted loudly.

Bai smiled and patted Feng Shujia's hand and didn't answer, but the melancholy on his face couldn't be relieved.

Besides, the king of Fenyang was suddenly told in public by Emperor Longqing that this holy edict of the officials in the court was thoroughly investigated, and he was stunned for a while, and after holding back his anger and shouting "Shengming" three times, he returned to the mansion and smashed everything in the study.

The Fenyang Royal Mansion was frightened by the anger of the King of Fenyang from top to bottom, and the most favored lord of Zhenhui in the past did not dare to come forward to behave coquettishly at this time, for fear of provoking the eyes of the King of Fenyang and attracting punishment.

For a while, the entire Fenyang Royal Mansion was cold and solemn, and only the staff came and went, and went to the outer study to urgently discuss countermeasures.

"'The birds are all gone, and the good bow is hidden. The cunning rabbit dies, and the lackeys cook. This is the common sense since ancient times, and this king did not expect to be trusted by the saint for a lifetime, but he did not expect the saint to be so ruthless, and now that the birds are not finished, he has already planned to break the good bow, and the cunning rabbit is not dead, but he is ready to kill the hound. Being a monarch like this really makes a courtier's heart cold!" King Fenyang had a cold brow and a sad tone.

The staff who were able to be summoned by the king of Fenyang to the study outside the palace to discuss countermeasures at this time were naturally the henchmen of the king of Fenyang, and now when he heard him say this, he knew that the king of Fenyang was planning to start an incident, and he couldn't help but rub his hands one by one and was eager to try.

"We have endured so far, for today! I am willing to drive away for the prince, and I will not hesitate to do anything!" The staff led by the staff stood up to show their attitude.

The rest of the people also got up, clenched their fists and bowed, and echoed in unison: "I am willing to follow the prince to the death!"

"Okay!" King Fenyang raised his glass, full of pride: "The kindness that you swear to follow today, I, Li Fengxian, remember it in my heart, and he will be rewarded every day!"

The stage is set up, and the two parties are singing and I will take the stage, you come and go, so it's not lively.

Xiao Ji, who was setting up the stage, was idle at this time, and he still had the time to invite Feng Shujia to Qingfeng Teahouse to drink tea and chat.

As soon as she entered the door, Feng Shujia found that the shopkeeper in the store and the junior second in the hall had changed, and finally endured it to the quiet room, and she couldn't even take a sip of tea, so she hurriedly whispered in disbelief: "But what happened? Why have all the people in the teahouse changed!"

Xiao Ji saw that Feng Shujia looked nervous, and hurriedly smiled and comforted: "Just in case, you don't have to be nervous." ”

As he spoke, he raised his hand and poured a cup of tea for Feng Shujia, and asked with a smile: "Erdao Longjing, quiet and sweet, you can try it, but it still tastes?"