King Ning's rebellion was only a few decades ago, and people in their twenties now have heard too much about it, although they have not experienced it. At that time, not only the whole province of Jiangxi was shaken, but the entire half of the south of the Yangtze River was in turmoil.

The whole city of Nanjing was under martial law, and even the whole territory of Guangdong and Guangxi was under martial law, and the whole army and horses were ready to be dispatched by the holy decree at any time. But this is just a pretense, if Nanjing is captured by King Ning, the entire Jiangnan will really not be owned by the imperial court.

At that time, the cities in Jiangxi Province had basically surrendered to King Ning openly and secretly, so Wang Yangming, who was the governor of Jiangxi, found himself in the heart of King Ning overnight, surrounded on all sides, and enemies in all directions.

He really did his best, temporarily dispatched some veterans and weak soldiers from prefectures and counties, and asked the governor of Guangdong for help, called the police to Nanjing, and at the same time sent a letter of 100,000 urgent soldiers to the imperial court.

Perhaps even he didn't expect that he would actually use soldiers like a god, so he relied on some old and weak soldiers in his hands to spread suspicious formations everywhere, so that King Ning, who had been planning for many years, lost his sense of proportion, and failed to attack Nanjing in time and erect the banner. Instead, Wang Yangming took advantage of the situation to break through Nanchang and became a prisoner.

The rebellion was put down so smoothly that even the imperial court couldn't believe that it had received good news, thinking that Wang Yangming was falsely reporting military exploits and exaggerating the military situation. At this time, Wu Zong was still reviewing the officers and troops in the school martial arts field in Beijing, preparing to take the oath to go on the expedition.

Ning Wangzao's opposition to Jiangnan was an unforgettable nightmare, but the ensuing harassment of the officials and soldiers was unbearable for half of the Jiangnan, and now there are still relics destroyed by the officials and troops in many places.

So everyone heard that just because of the disappearance, half of Jiangnan almost repeated the commotion of King Ning's rebellion back then, and naturally they were both half-convinced and suspicious, is this really just a genius? Although Jiangnan values humanity and talent, it will never be like this.

"Brother Xu, although you don't have a foothold in the literati circle, I heard that you are also a protégé of Master Lian Daning, but I know that the student who is also a master of Lian, you are also considered to be in the same class, I really don't know the news of that person?" Xu Zhongluo asked again.

"I don't know is I don't know, although I am in the same school, but there are many disciples of Master Lian, what am I worth." Besides, there is already a vigilance in his heart, where is this Xu Zhongluo close to himself, he clearly thinks that he is the one who is missing, and this vision is poisonous enough.

It's no wonder that he and "besides" are the same teacher, similar in age, similar in talent, ordinary people will think about it, and the people on the ground in Fengyang just don't know the "besides" thing, so they won't make this association.

"It's a pity, if you find one, you'll have a huge bounty." Xu Zhongluo clenched his fists and smiled bitterly at the people who were watching him.

"A huge bounty? How much? The men asked.

"That's a lot, and the British government alone has offered a reward of 10,000 taels. Lord Lian donated 2,000 taels of silver, Chen Zhengjun and Chen Musa received 5,000 taels, Jiangnan Emperor Zhou gave a reward of 10,000 taels, and there were many others, and I am afraid that there would be 50,000 or 60,000 taels in total. ”

"So much?"

"It's a pity, it would be nice if it was on the ground in my Fengyang, we don't have to read and compose, we all go out to find this brother, as long as we find it, we don't have to worry about running out of money in the future."

"It's like, why don't we have this blessing." One fell to his feet and sighed.

"Zhongluo, you came out this time for these rewards, but how did you find my Fengyang ground? It won't be that the people who are obsessed with silver can't find the north, and they are looking in the wrong direction. Zuo Dongxu obviously felt Xu Zhongluo's faint "interest" in Fengyang, and felt a little uncomfortable in his heart.

He didn't think that this Xu Ming was the case, but thought that Xu Zhongluo was a little crazy.

"That's it, Brother Zhongluo should go to the south of Jiangxi to find it."

"Maybe Brother Zhongluo deliberately went the other way and wanted to make a big upset and eat alone." The other laughed maniacally.

"You don't know, according to reliable information, it is very likely that he will be on the ground of your Fengyang." Xu Zhongluo deliberately looked at it and said, the greed in his eyes was undisguised.

Besides, just looking at this scene with a smile, he originally had a good impression of Xu Zhongluo, he was very funny, and his temperament was good, he could have been a good friend, but it seems that this friend can't be done.

As for the opponent, Xu Zhongluo is not worthy, if his enemies are all such people, he doesn't have to worry and sleep restlessly.

He was quite moved by Lian Daning's search for himself to donate money and reward, as for Chen Musa, it was almost there, after all, he and Chen Musa were not an ordinary teacher-student relationship, but the Zhou family actually offered a reward of 10,000 taels to make him a big surprise, it is estimated that Zhou Wenbin's brother instigated his father.

But why the British government inserted a pole was incomprehensible to him, and it made him feel cold in his back. Could it be that it was commissioned by his little prince's brother?

"Brother Zhongluo, you won't be crazy thinking about money, you want to hand over Brother Xu Ming as a matter of time, let's kill the good and take the risk." One student also understood.

Forcing good people to become prostitutes is an act of the underworld, and killing good people and risking merit is also the financial development of the official army.

"It's a pity, under the surname Xu Mingming, Brother Zhongluo's dream of wanting to make a fortune in Xia should wake up."

"That's not necessarily, maybe Brother Xu Ming is what's the matter." Xu Zhongluo bit and didn't let go.

"This is nonsense, besides, it's just missing, it's not a Jiangyang thief, it's not a grass coward who pulls the flag and rebels, he is wanted by the imperial court, if Brother Xu Ming is what's more, why deny it?" Zuo Dongxu sneered.

"You don't know, it is said that there is a big secret hidden in him, so these people will pay a lot of money to find out his whereabouts, otherwise these people will go crazy and pay huge rewards to find his whereabouts?" Xu Zhongluo spoke amazingly.

"The big secret, what's that?" The interest of these people, who had faded away, grew strong again.

"Exactly, I also want to know, please give me advice from Brother Zhongluo." Besides, he asked calmly.

"Of course I don't know, but it's not wrong. Otherwise, please imagine, if one of us goes missing while studying abroad, in addition to his own family, will someone pay a huge reward to find him? Not to mention the big source that alarmed the British government. ”

Xu Zhongluo successfully mobilized everyone's enthusiasm, and now these people are hoping that they are just in a good situation, and they don't need to be looked for by others, and they go out to collect all the rewards.

At this time, they were in the Wenjing Pavilion, which was a pavilion specially built by the Zuo family for their students to review the scriptures and meet friends with literature.

A whole wall of bookshelves was built against the wall, which was filled with subsets of scriptures and histories, which was also so that some Han Sect disciples could not afford to buy valuable books, so they could come here to browse.

At that time, paper printing technology was backward, and books were still expensive materials, and not everyone could afford them. In the hands of ordinary people, there are a few books of the Four Books and Five Classics, which are used as necessary teaching materials, and some other "Historical Records", "Hanshu" and Zhuzi Baijia can only be borrowed from others and then copied by hand.

Don't underestimate these manuscripts, it is said that the price of copying "Dream of Red Mansions" once was fifty taels of silver. Pu Songling also made a small fortune by copying "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" by others.

Moreover, looking at the rows of subsets of scriptures and histories above, they are all packed in the precious golden silk nanmu bookcase, which is said to have the effect of preventing insects and moths, and it is naturally the best to use it to hide books. Golden silk nanmu is valued and monopolized by the royal family, which is also one of the important reasons.

At that time, the restrictions on golden silk nanmu were still strict, but these giant merchants still had a way to buy some, and they didn't dare to use it to build houses, and it was still okay to build some small utensils. Of course, if it is strictly investigated, it is still a big sin.

As for the bookshelf, it is made of rosewood, and the value is also very expensive, and the tables and chairs in the room are ordinary pine, but they are also decades old, showing the momentum of a big family.

Besides, his eyes were watching this, and he didn't care about Xu Zhongluo's words at all.

Xu Zhongluo is obviously here to test himself, and it is very likely that he was instructed by others, he has repeatedly mentioned the British government, does he have any relationship with the British government?

Besides, he was playing with a brush with a crystal pen in his hand, thinking about it at the same time. Thinking about it, he was not interested anymore, but he was interested in this crystal pen holder.

This is obviously made for fun, not suitable for use at all, although in the hot summer, it is a good idea to use a brush with a crystal pen barrel, but this thing is too heavy, and it is slippery, it is difficult to hold the pen barrel. But it's really good to watch and play, and it feels very good.

"Brother Xu Ming, why don't you sacrifice yourself once, just admit that you are what's more, let us poor students make a small fortune." Xu Zhongluo suddenly looked at it and said.

"Yes, if the wealth is so good, I want to make a sum, if Brother Zhongluo receives the commercial bank, don't forget to share my share." And smiled.

"Of course, not to mention Brother Xu Ming, even everyone here has a share."

"Okay, then Brother Xu Ming will become our beauty once." The other laughed, thinking it was a joke.

"Brother Zhongluo, don't make trouble, this joke is really not funny." Zuo Dongxu is colored.

"I'm not kidding, in my opinion, Brother Xu Ming is none other than the missing person."

Xu Zhongluo's words were loud, and the floor under his feet shook loudly.