Jinling City was under martial law, and the Jinling Order was temporarily replaced by Ruan Dacheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and Ruan Dacheng immediately handed over the city defense to Liangfu of the arsenal battalion, and then Liangfu was responsible for blockading martial law, and not allowing a car or horse to enter the city.

Wang Liangfu was a professional soldier, and after he blockaded the city, he blocked all the streets again.

Mao Yilu, the secretary of Dali Temple, and Shen Shaoxian, the Metropolitan Procuratorate, arrested all the four brothers Bai Jigui, Bai Puzhui, Bai Wenzhui, and Bai Yigui who were suspected of rebellion, and put them in the prison of Dali Temple, and filled the door with ancient texts, ancient classics, and ancient poems, including subordinates, servants, Xun Zongzhang, Liu Weifang, Sun Lianshuo, and subordinate servants, totaled more than 3,000 criminals involved in the case.

Of all the criminals involved in the case, only one of them was Gu Wendian, who was not arrested.

Mao Yilu ordered that those who can capture the ancient texts alive will be rewarded with 300,000 taels of silver, and those who can kill the ancient texts and send the corpses will be rewarded with 150,000 taels of silver.

Under the heavy reward, there will be brave men, the bounty hunters of Jinling City are organized, a total of thousands of people, every day in the city everywhere to search for ancient texts, from the eighth day of the seventh month, search to July 18, search for ten days, but the ancient texts are like yellow cranes, there is no news.

On July 18, the holy decree was issued to Jinling City.

It was Wang Zhiqi, the cousin of Emperor Chongzhen, who came to give the holy decree.

Wang Zhiqi is Wang Zhizheng's cousin, 24 years old this year, young and vigorous, brave and brave, once single-handedly went to the front line of Liaodong, killed dozens of Tartars, tied the head to the horse's neck and returned triumphantly.

Wang An, the Duke of Chongguo, likes this nephew very much, and Wang Zhizheng also appreciates this cousin.

When Wang Zhiqi arrived in Jinling, he did not rest for a moment, and came directly to the mansion of Ruan Dacheng, the secretary of the Ministry of War, and summoned Tong Yingqiu, the secretary of the Ministry of Justice, Tian Zhongjia, the secretary of the Dali Temple, Mao Yilu, the emperor of the Zuodu, Shen Shaoxian, the deputy director of the Department of Commerce and Taxation, Chen Zilong, and Zhou Cheng, all of whom were summoned to the government of the Ministry of War.

Wang Zhiqi raised his eyebrows, and said with a serious expression: "Under the holy decree!" The Secretaries of Honour received the order"

Immediately, the crowd knelt down respectfully and accepted the order.

Wang Zhiqi said: "The ancient literature dictionary combined with Bai Jigui, Bai Pugui, Xun Zongzhang, the ancient school dictionary and the Jinling land tyrants, suddenly plotted against the vain attempt to divide Jinling, and after Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, the biggest anti-thief!" Its sins are unforgivable! Zhuo handed over to the Nanzhili Dali Temple, the Criminal Department, and the three divisions of the Inspector Battalion for trial, and the case was convicted of treason, and the sentence should not be light! The loyal and martyr of Jinling City, Jinling Lingxun article, fulfilled his duties, died bravely, his deeds are commendable, his affairs should be clear, posthumously awarded him the title of prince and prince, the title of secretary of the military department, and his son Xun Yuliang of Enyin, gave the post in the matter for the military department of Nanzhili! Zhou Cheng, deputy director of the Department of Commerce and Taxation, Chen Zilong, and Wang Liangfu, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, made a decision at the right time, and made meritorious contributions to the suppression of the rebellion. Nanzhili Military Department Shangshu Ruan Dacheng, Nanzhili Inspector Battalion Zuodu Yushi Shen Shao Xianping Meritorious Achievement, Nanzhili Household Department Shangshu Tong Yingqiu, Nanzhili Dali Temple Qing Mao Yilu Si Aiqing, loyal and commendable, all given the title of Prince and Young Master, Wang Hanmo, the commander of the arsenal camp camp, rescued in time, calmed the chaos meritorious, canonized him as the new Jinling Order, and concurrently served as the household department to assist the Department of Commerce and Taxation in the implementation of the commercial tax reform! Chin this! ”

Wang Zhiqi read it, and everyone shouted in unison Long live thanksgiving.

Wang Zhiqi immediately put on a humble smile, and hurriedly bowed down and saluted: "Your Excellency, you are all examples for the lower officials to learn, please accept Zhiqi today!" ”

Among them, Wang Liangfu hurriedly knelt down, and everyone understood that although Wang Liangfu was a few years older than Wang Zhiqi, he was Wang Zhiqi's nephew, so he didn't dare to accept his uncle's gift.

Wang Zhiqi nodded to Liangfu, and after everyone finished greetings, Ruan Dacheng smiled and guided in front: "Wang Qincha, the saddle horse is tired all the way, it is very hard, hurry up to the study and sit down to eat tea, I will order someone to arrange a banquet." ”

Wang Zhiqi hurriedly said: "Don't dare, Lord Ruan, you don't have to bother, Yu Gong, I am a six-grade palace guard, you are a second-grade Shangshu, Yu Private, I am Hou Ye's younger brother, you are Hou Ye's Taishan (father-in-law and father-in-law), you are an elder, and Xia Guan is a junior, how can I bother you to receive Xia Guan, the gift of the younger generation, or I will go back to the Interpretation Hall to casually follow Liangfu and Zhou Cheng These family members can eat some homely meals!" Lord Ruan, don't be too extravagant, you have done a good job in quelling the chaos and have just escaped from the whirlpool, you should have a good rest with the ministers! ”

Ruan Dacheng smiled, waved his hand and said: "Lord Wang, you are too polite, no matter how many products, according to my Ming Dynasty's respect and humility etiquette, no matter what the quality is, that is, the emperor should be treated well, this is also our respect for the emperor and thank the emperor for his grace!" Ruan Dacheng spoke decently, and he couldn't see that this influential figure in the Jiangnan literary circle had been idle at home for more than ten years.

Wang Zhiqi suddenly said in his heart: "It seems that the sixth brother (Wang Zhizheng) is really visionary!" ”

So he nodded and smiled: "Okay, then it's better to be respectful than to obey!" ”

In the study, Shen Shaoxian held his mustache and asked with a smile: "Lord Wang, over there in the capital, what is the reflection of the saint when he hears about the variables?" Haven't you ever been angry and have you ever interfered with the venerable dragon body? ”

Wang Zhiqi replied: "The saint heard that at this time, because he was already after the suppression of the ancient texts and rebellion, so fortunately there was no Long Yan angry, but he just said that the ancient texts were against him, it seems that Wang Zhizheng expected it well!" The princes of Jinling can be said to have done their best and lived up to my trust! ”

Shen Shaoxian said movingly: "Since the Holy One can trust me so much, promoting me is equivalent to the mountains and forests, of course, I can't live up to the trust of the Holy One!" So, have there been any changes in Jingshi? ”

Wang Zhiqi nodded, looked around at everyone with bright eyes, and said: "The emperor gave the uncle of the ancient classics, the official department to the ancient rule of the matter, as well as Bai Jigui's father, Bai Hongmin, the cabinet scholar, Bai Jigui's brother, Bai Suogui, Bai Songgui, all of them were arrested and thrown into the prison of Dali Temple, waiting for interrogation, Wu Jue, a scholar of Donghuadian University in the cabinet, was dismissed and investigated, Zhou Yanru, a scholar of Jinshendian University, was dismissed and on standby, and Qian Qianyi, the first assistant of the cabinet, resigned. ”

Wang Zhiqi's fluttering words, everyone couldn't help but be shocked, Emperor Chongzhen really made a great effort, and took this opportunity to wipe out this group of central core figures of the Donglin Party!

Ruan Dacheng sighed and said: "It's a pity that Qian Muzhai was promoted to the head of the cabinet, which is due to his prestige and virtue, and he has never opposed the commercial tax reform of the Holy Lord, why did he end up with the resignation?" ”

Wang Zhiqi shook his head and said: "It's inconvenient for this subordinate to figure out the Sacred Heart, but Qian Muzhai did have a disagreement with Bai Hongmin over the Jiangnan matter, logically speaking, there shouldn't be any fault, maybe his resignation is due to personal reasons!" ”

Ruan Dacheng nodded and said, "Maybe." However, the lofty heart is not something that we laymen can see, as long as we can live up to the emperor's trust and do not form a party for personal gain, we will be able to be worthy of the holy majesty! ”