Chapter 221: Yuci rebelled

Xi Jingchao's official robe was already full of holes, and his face was purple and blue. At the beginning, I still wanted to persuade him, after all, as a county magistrate, there was no reason to watch this kind of thing happen on his own territory.

But I couldn't persuade him, and I didn't know where a black fist came out of nowhere, directly knocking Xi Jingchao to the ground. At this time, Xi Jingchao was also angry, more or less an official of the imperial court, and he was beaten by someone, and his face suddenly couldn't hang up. Taking off his official hat, Xi Jingchao yelled at the other side: "Xing Zhutou, let the brothers stop fighting, and fight this group of ** for this official, ouch, it's really heavy....."

The magistrate gave an order, and the young men in the yamen also joined the battle group, and the scene was even more chaotic. The prefect led people to fight against the prefect, this kind of thing is simply rare.

At the head of Yuci City, there were dozens of soldiers hiding in the corner, not knowing what to do. A middle-aged man poked his head out, looked at the chaos outside, and scratched his head anxiously, when the person next to him asked, "Lu Xunjian, what should we do?" Help whom? ”

Although Lu Hao is an inspector, he seems to be a figure, but in fact, in Yuci County, he really has no status as an inspector. Everything has to be listened to by the county lord, and many times he is constrained by the local gentry. Because of his embarrassing status, he also developed an eight-sided and exquisite character. Lu Hao has always been unwilling to offend anyone, but now, the county lord and the prefect are fighting, and it is not a matter to wait and see like this.

If the two don't help each other, then whoever wins in the end will have to settle the account. Whether it is the prefect, the governor, or the county, crushing an inspection is the same as crushing an ant.

Help whom? Lu Hao was also worried, "Who do you say you are helping?" ”

"Huh?" The big soldiers behind him were all stunned, isn't this kind of thing the official's decision, why did he kick the ball back? A young man scratched his head, thought about it for a long time, and hesitated: "Lu Patrol, the little one thinks we have to help the county lord." ”

"Huh? Tell me, why do you want to help the county lord? ”

"Lu Inspector, think about it, we are all natives of Yuci County, and the villagers are all working hard outside, if we help the people of the government, then we can stay in Yuci County in the future? Afterwards, if the government has the upper hand and wants to trouble us, we will take off this skin and go to the north to join the army. The little ones have heard that many strong men of the Chang family have been incorporated into the Yunfu garrison, and their treatment is much better than ours. Isn't the inspector an old acquaintance with Chang Gongzi? With his recommendation, it is better to make a team leader in Yunfu and continue to take our brothers with him than to be angry here. ”

Lu Hao thought about it, and suddenly slapped his head, "Yes, I'm afraid of a ball, it's a big deal to quit it, go to the north to join the army." Niangdi, brothers, copy the guys, drive out the gang of miscellaneous people in the government office, we men in Yuci County, there is no one who does not bring a handle. ”

"Kill!" Lu Hao led dozens of people out of the city gate and rushed directly to the rear, aiming directly at the place where Geng Ruqi and Gao Jie were.

There are not many people around Lu Hao, but when he rushes up, he is quite imposing. Geng Ruqi swallowed his saliva, and couldn't help but feel a little afraid, looking at this posture, the Yuci army and people are all rebelling.

Geng Ruqi also had a headache, he didn't expect this to happen. Yuci military and civilian violence and trouble, is it possible to really exterminate it with heavy hands? This is the Yuci military and civilian, not a rogue. In desperation, Geng Ruqi reached out and touched Gao Jie's shoulder, "Lord Gao, what should be the situation now?" ”

Gao Jie frowned, scolding in his heart, Geng Ruqi was a little cowardly, and he didn't dare to admit it. Hmph, this is clearly to let him Gao Gao come forward and admit it first. The official level crushed people to death, Gao Jie had no choice but to arch his hand, and said in a wailful voice: "It's not good for anyone to fight again, if there are too many casualties, our pressure will be great, and the court will not be easy to explain, so it's better to withdraw first and then think about it." ”

"Well, that's very good, according to the will of Lord Gao!" Geng Ruqi beckoned, and Zhang Honggong hurriedly ran to the front and ordered a retreat.

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Geng Ruqi and others pondered how to solve the big trouble in Yuci County, but before they could come up with a good solution, a fierce anti-tax upsurge was set off in Shanxi. The gentry in Shouyang, Yuxian and other places, because of the incident of Yuci County, Taiyuan Prefecture, also made trouble.

There was a scuffle outside Yuci County, and more than 20 soldiers and civilians were killed and wounded in Yuci, and the gentry of Shanxi did not want to suffer like that treatment themselves. For a time, the Shanxi gentry led by the Jin merchants led the local people to launch a wave of anti-tax upsurge, and they attacked the county government to ask for an explanation. There are even elderly people who meditate in the county government and do not go home after being killed.

There are Jin merchants running around, crying to people, Jin merchants have tightened their belts in the past two years, trying their best to do things for the imperial court, Jizhou is in trouble, Shaanxi is famine, which Jin merchants are rushing to the forefront. But now, even if the imperial court does not reward Jin merchants, it will also impose a business tax.

It doesn't matter if the business tax is raised, but why can't the imperial court treat everyone equally? Why does Nanzhili Jiangnan still maintain 30 taxes and 1?

Shouyang, Yuxian and other places were in chaos, and the Jin merchants in Ulzhou, Wutai and other places also followed, and the pressure on each county doubled, and the official document requesting the government to send troops to support was sent to Geng Ruqi and Gao Jie like snowflakes.

Geng Ruqi's head is as big as a fight, they didn't expect this situation before. Shaanxi was in turmoil, it was a rebellion of the hungry people, and Shanxi was also in turmoil, but it was the gentry who rebelled.

Geng Ruqi gritted his teeth, he knew very well in his heart that he had to suppress the chaos, if it was too big and got it to the court, it would be very detrimental to his career. It's obviously too late to retreat now, and besides, as a member of the Donglin Party and a spokesperson for the cabinet, if he retreats, then the magistrates and counties will not do their best. The imperial court needs money, and it really needs money, otherwise it would not have been so heavy on Jin Shang at this time.

"General Zhang, you must gather troops and horses within two days, gallop to the aid of everywhere, and beat those bastards fiercely, and dare to regard the law of the imperial court as nothing, it is simply unreasonable!"

The corners of Zhang Honggong's mouth twitched without a trace, he couldn't help but listen to Geng Ruqi's order, but in the same way, he sneered at this order. Geng Ruqi wants to be the vanguard of the Donglin Party, but it is he Zhang Honggong who is really set in front. If he is really held accountable in the future, the most unlucky person must be him.

can achieve the position of Shanxi General Army, Zhang Honggong is not a reckless person. On the surface, he should come down, but when he instructed the generals of the various departments, he was specially instructed not to go too far.

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Geng Ruqi and Gao Jie issued orders in succession, and soldiers and horses in Shanxi were rampant everywhere, and began to arrest the gentry who took the lead in making trouble. As a result, this behavior completely angered the Jin merchants, and the chaos in the land of the Three Jin Dynasty also intensified, and later, Datong Mansion was affected.