"It's all done?"

Hearing the footsteps, Li Tingzhi did not look up, but carefully wrote on an approval document for a while, and then stopped writing and inking. The footsteps of the visitor were very light, as if he was afraid of disturbing him, but he knew who it was as soon as he heard it.

"Well, Steward Sun is very eloquent, and after some suppression, he made a promise with empty white teeth, and the queue of people who are willing to leave is full, until there are still people registering at this time." Zhang Shixun looked up, Li Tingzhi's thin cheeks flickered in the candlelight, and only a pair of eyes were still bright.

"How many people do you estimate there are still those who don't want to go?" Unexpectedly, Li Tingzhi suddenly heard his meaning.

"But there are thousands of people, in addition to more than 300 small army leaders, there are also some domestic slaves of some family, who want to wait for the master of the family to redeem them, and then the rest are some Mongols." Zhang Shixun has a very good memory, and he doesn't have to go through the tent, he can answer casually.

This is expected, Li Tingzhi is even a little strange, you must know that the captured are not only the Han army and the new annexed army, but also nearly 3,000 Mongolian cavalry, almost all of them are from a tribe, they are also treated the same, and now only about half of them are left, and listening to Zhang Shixun's meaning, there are actually a large number of Mongolians who are willing to work, which is unexpected to him.

After a day, the entire registration has almost ended, but the boarding is still going on, because there are too many people, there can only be so many boats docked on the dock for a while, and they can be brought down overnight, so they have to wait until tomorrow.

This is also the result of the previous discussion between the two, no matter what the Yuan people plan, Liu Yu will not send these people back, most of them are ordinary people, with all the characteristics of the Han people, including the Song people, blind, first-class obedience, and the best cannon fodder candidates on the planet.

After reporting the figures, Zhang Shixun stopped, in addition to Li Tingzhi in the lobby, there were also his subordinates in the shogunate, and the reports from all over the country were constantly being sent in, in addition to the military, it was more government affairs, and there were too many places where he needed to make a decision, and this situation was like this almost every day, otherwise why would he have a shogunate called a "small court".

"After they leave, these people will be disposed of immediately, and the prime minister will issue an edict, and you will take someone to do it, just say that there is an epidemic in the camp, and in order to avoid disasters to Jiangnan, you have to do this as a last resort, and afterwards pour fire oil on the place and burn it, no" Li Tingzhi's words made people shocked to hear, not because of the ruthlessness of doing things, but the straightforwardness of the language, he didn't need this at all, Zhang Shixun just wanted a hint, not an edict on the surface, and it was not only Zhang Shixun who was standing in the hall that interrupted him at this moment, but also all the staff around himThey all stood up together.

"The handsome must not be like this." The staff members said almost in unison, Li Tingzhi is so blatantly acting, it is equivalent to sticking the word "death" on his forehead, and the city is almost a daily report, and if he does it today, he will receive the news tomorrow, this is not a simple matter of deducting grain, and it is not just some powerful people who have offended, but it involves the diplomatic relations between the two countries, and the court cannot explain it, but it is not just a matter of dismissal and investigation.

"I know what you're thinking." Li Tingzhi stood up and walked down, waved his hand and said: "There is an epidemic in the mansion, and it is gradually spreading, so they will be transferred to other places, and this is also for the safety of the people in the city.

"The state capitals along the Yangtze River and under their jurisdiction will be transferred to war preparedness from now on, the customs and defense will be tightened, the inventory must be strict, and all the Yuan people will be temporarily detained, once the Tartars go south." Li Tingzhi glanced at everyone, these people were his cronies and had been with him for many years.

"I need them to be used as a sacrificial flag." The murderous words stunned everyone in the hall, Li Tingzhi would not hide from them what he wanted to do, because things needed them to do, but he had never made it so clear and clear as today, and what these staff members wanted to stop was not the way the commander acted, but the way he acted.

In this way, Li Tingzhi cut off all the ways to retreat, not only on the side of the Yuan people, but also the court behind him, which is not at all what a border minister with heavy troops should do, simply put, this is no longer "raising self-respect", but to the point of "provoking the border".

"Yangzhou over there, Xuzhi, you have worked hard, the salt tax should be sent to the government, you get there, take the prime minister's order, tell them not to send it first, just report something, in short, slow down."

His next words were even more puzzling, the staff member he named looked at his owner, and seemed to have become so strange all of a sudden, he couldn't be blamed for thinking like this, because the next thing was to change the flag and call the army a rebellion?

"Jiangnan is ripe this year, the autumn harvest is about to end, and the price of grain should be much lower. He probably understood what these people were thinking, the last time the grain was deducted, all kinds of warehouses in the city were already full, enough for the soldiers and civilians in the city to eat for a year, and now they still have to buy grain, this is not the rhythm of rebellion.

"This time is different from the past, we must be prepared to be besieged by the Tartars for more than three years." Li Dashuai, who was good at listening to the words of others in the past, suddenly became arbitrary, and everyone was shocked and thinking, what about three years later?

Li Tingzhi couldn't explain to them that he didn't have this time now, and what Liu Yu had encountered in the capital and what he saw and heard during his journey north had fully demonstrated that the Yuan people were afraid that they wouldn't even do perfunctory superficial work. The big change is just around the corner, he can only do extraordinary measures, the court hopes that the salt tax can solve the urgent need, but once the war starts, what is the point, what he wants to do in his heart is not only that Jiankang has been besieged for three years, but if the Jingshi Lin'an Mansion falls, how to stabilize the hearts of the Jianghuai people!

"Liu Xingzu in Chuzhou, no matter what method he uses, from Huaishui to Baoying County, all the people must start evacuating. From now on, all prefectures and counties in Yangzhou, Taizhou, and Tongzhou must be prepared to help refugees, and those who cannot be resettled will be incorporated into the township soldiers. ”

At this moment, he was not alone, as if he was possessed by a young talent, and the people who were stunned by his words had forgotten what they should do, and the former obviously would not give them this opportunity, and one by one the instructions were sent down, until Zhang Shixun was the only one left in the hall.

"Why should the marshal be like this, the Tartars have not yet moved, and this move has reached the Jingshi, and the ministers will not be indulgent." Seeing that it was irretrievable, Zhang Shixun's words unconsciously became direct.

"What can they do with so-and-so? Excuse me, that's worry-free. Li Tingzhi smiled to himself and waved his hand to interrupt his persuasion, "There is no such time, if you start early, the people will be able to die a few less, and the Tartars will have food to the enemy, and if they can't grab the food, they will kill people, don't worry, the people of Huaidong have already come to their senses, and Liu Xingzu has no big problem." ”

Zhang Shixun looked at Li Tingzhi, the latter's brows were deeply furrowed, obviously there was something unsatisfactory, after thinking about it, he made a decision, the matter could not be carried by the handsome alone.

"The subordinates will do it, and the marshal doesn't have to issue an order, and the officials will explain it to the court afterwards, but a small general judgment may not be taken into account by the ministers." After Zhang Shixun finished speaking, he bowed and retreated, Li Tingzhi looked at the back and shook his head, he knew very well in his heart that some things, whether they were from the Shuai Mansion or not, in the eyes of the princes of the political hall, were inseparable from him, and it was better to bear it himself.

Li Tingzhi's recital arrived in Lin'an Mansion at about the same time as the Horse Express in Jiankang City, one is a statement of what he has seen, without any emotion, and the other is an explanation of the cause and effect. The matter involved the minister, and the officials who handled it didn't even dare to open the seal, so it was directly sent to the desk of Wang Entropy in the Political Affairs Hall.

"Li Xiangfu is retreating?" After reading it, Liu Mengyan was very puzzled, and glanced at Wang Entropy with a puzzled face.

"It's still Han Fu, you can calm down, if Chen Youquan is here, he will definitely shoot the case, and call this person 'arrogant and domineering'." Wang Entropy made a rare joke, but neither of them had a smile on their faces.

"Don't hide it, I think this way in my heart." Liu Mengyan shook his head with a bitter face, and the two exchanged a look, something happened, what should I do now? Is it really free of him, then who will pick up that mess?

At this point, both of them understood that this peace negotiation was probably not as optimistic as it was, and the mission had sent back the news that the handover of Jiangzhou had almost turned into a war, and it had actually been fought, but fortunately, the situation had not expanded, but the impact on the border marshal was obvious.

Afterwards, Zhang Shijie of Anqing Mansion, Liu Shiyong of Wuwei Army, Xu Wende of Hezhou and others all sent reports, accusing the Tartars of treachery and intending to provoke trouble. Both of them are shrewd old eunuchs, where they don't understand, but they just have the idea of what if.

Li Tingzhi couldn't move, if the Tartars had no intention of going south, what he did would be unclear and misguided. If the Tartars really launched a war in disregard of the peace treaty, once the Jianghuai defense line collapsed, and the Yuan people entered the city of Liangzhejiang and even the army in Beijing, the political affairs hall would be responsible for today's decision, and at that time, would they be able to bear the responsibility?

Of course, by doing so, he has already embarked on a desperate road, even if in the end, Yuanren really started a war as he said, and he held the front line of Jiankang, what was the final result? Lord Gao just went home to retire, such a simple inference, Li Tingzhi would not know, of course the two would not believe it, so the question is, what is his picture.

"Jia Shixian is dead, he hasn't left the Fujian Road yet, this is Jin Ming sent back from Quanzhou City, the murderer has been arrested by him, sent to serve in front of the army, this person is a county lieutenant in Huiji County, claiming to be out of public interest." Wang Entropy sighed as he spoke, he didn't pity Jia someone, but once the prime minister ended up like this, he would always feel a little emotional.

"Pingzhang is saying that this matter is not that simple?" Liu Mengyan heard the meaning of his words, and gently pointed to the left, Wang Entropy didn't say anything, but his eyes had already revealed a qiē, would Li Tingzhi have any sadness for the rabbit and the fox? Only the parties will know what step Chen Youquan intends to take.

In their opinion, there is no need to make a big fuss about it, whether the Yuan people come or not, they have done everything they should do, and what they can't do can only be helpless, after all, no one is a minister of power like Jia Yidao, and any kind of person dares to start.

"Where do you put the people?" Wang Entropy thought about it, but didn't remember whether it was mentioned or not.

"On an island, the news of the horses said that people were walking by boat, sea boats." Liu Mengyan flipped through the report and said that Li Tingzhi's concert said that he was placed on an isolated island overseas, and it seems that the news of the horse is not wrong.

Wang Entropy nodded without words, it's good that people are still alive, in case they are held accountable, they can have a cover, if they are really all disposed of, no matter what kind of credit they have, they can't be worth it, and the imperial historians' books can drown it, and it can only be a luxury for everyone to retreat when the time comes, Wang Entropy doesn't want him to fall into that fate.

Liu Mengyan thought more, to transport so many people at one time, the number of sea ships must be a lot, thinking of the sea division a few days ago, he suddenly had a strange idea, these two things may have something to do with each other, you know, Qionghai is also an island.

"Insolent!"

"Boss!"

Before Chen Yizhong's people entered the door, the voice came into the room

"Liuxiang, you can still laugh, this is the Yangzhou express delivery that the cardinal government just received, Pingzhang, you all take a look, and then laugh, Chen will be convinced." Chen Yizhong threw a document in his hand on the table, and gasped for breath in his mouth, which showed how much this document stimulated him.

"With power, don't be bored, you are the ruler of a country." Wang Entropy nodded lightly, picked up the document and put it in front of him, his eyes were a little uncomfortable, and he was very struggling to see it, but until he finished reading it, he didn't show much affection, which made Liu Mengyan a little curious, what was written in it?

"It's raining heavily in Huaidong, the roads are not working, and the salt tax is being paid slowly everywhere, so please forgive me one or two?" Liu Mengyan took it and read it while reading it, he didn't think for a while how this kind of thing could cause Chen Yizhong's gaffe, but Wang Entropy understood, his hand was on the two previous reports, and he knocked lightly twice.

"Is it raining over there?" Liu Mengyan asked out loud.

"It's down, but if you're interested, you don't need an umbrella to go out, the smoke and rain in the south of the Yangtze River, the autumn wind and falling leaves, maybe you will get a good poem." may not be angry with his previous smile, Chen Yizhong couldn't help but say sarcastically.

Wang Entropy stopped Liu Mengyan with his eyes, but it was just a small misunderstanding, once there was a dispute between words and tongues, it would be known to the whole court, and he didn't want to see it, especially at this time.

"Do you suspect that this was at the behest of Li Xiangfu?" Wang Entropy directly pointed out what he was thinking, Chen Yizhong's most important thing now is money, without money, he would not be able to complete the important task of strengthening the defense of the Beijing Division, so he would be so anxious.

Chen Yizhong nodded heavily, what made him angry was not only the possible delay in the salt tax revenue, but Li Tingzhi's attitude! What he thought in his heart was: "You can't make up a reliable reason, such a perfunctory thing, do you really think that others are stupid?" ”

At this time, the salt affairs of the two Huai have not reached the peak of the Ming and Qing dynasties in later generations, because the current two Huai are on the front line, and there is no way to carry out large-scale operations, otherwise if there is a war, it will either be destroyed or the enemy will be cheapened, but this does not mean that the salt tax is not important.

This income, in his budget, has long been divided cleanly, and if it can't be collected, those plans will be completely disrupted. Chen Yizhong came here and exaggerated the matter, just to seek the support of the two, after all, his qualifications are not as good as others, and he can't be suppressed by just one phase.

"What are you going to do with Quan?" Wang Entropy didn't ask for anything more, and asked directly.

"In the name of the official, issue a reprimand." Chen Yizhong blurted out without thinking, and Wang Entropy sighed in his heart, this person is really in a hurry.

"Rebuke him for what? The road is in disrepair or embezzlement of public money. Liu Mengyan interjected coldly, not to mention whether such a reprimand has any effect, the reason alone is very clear, after all, everyone has an explanation on the surface, if you don't believe it, you can only send someone to investigate, and you can only draw conclusions with real evidence, otherwise it will be a broken rule.

I have to say that he has approached Li Tingzhi's true intentions, and a battle like theirs cannot be achieved overnight. The official family is not yet an adult, and the empress dowager can only use the art of balance, if she wants to bring down a Wenchen with a heavy army, it will take several rounds just to fight on the surface, and there will be no results for a year or two, so Li Tingzhi will appear fearless.

"Is Yangzhou Kuraji his man?" Wang Entropy glanced at the name on the newspaper, he didn't have any impression in his heart, he couldn't help but look at Liumengyan, this person has an excellent memory, known as a prodigy, sure enough, the latter thought about it a little, and nodded affirmatively.

Cangsi is the abbreviation of "lifting Changping Tea and Salt Division", in charge of Changping and the benefits of tea and salt along the way, with the thickness of talents in the hands of Li Tingzhi, it is the right thing to recommend a few of his own people, most of the states and counties in Huaidong are his old subordinates, Yangzhou as the base camp, of course, will not be an exception.

"Then reprimand this person in writing, let him write a book to defend himself, and then find the imperial history for impeachment, and you will do this matter of Hanfu." Wang Entropy immediately made a decision, and as soon as this remark came out, the two ministers in the room thought about it carefully, and had to say that Jiang was still old and spicy.