On the third day after Guo Peilin returned to Taizhou after inspecting the fields, he received an official letter sent by Yiliang, the governor of Liangjiang, from Changzhou, Cao Wenzhao, who was originally patrolling Huaiyang and preparing troops and taking care of Cao affairs, died of illness at the end of June, and when Cao Wenzhao died, Yiliang planned to let him act in charge of Huaiyangdao, but the two Huai salt transport envoys elected by the imperial court Geng Chang did not arrive for a long time, and the two Huai salt affairs could not be left alone, so it dragged on for more than a month.

Yangzhou couldn't be attacked for a long time, and the bandits also divided their troops to invade the capital, and the emperor was furious.

Yiliang's life was as bad as Qishan's, and after thinking about it, he decided to order Guo Peilin to act as the acting Huaiyang Dao at the same time as the Lianghuai Salt Transportation Division, and ordered the Dao Department to move to Taizhou to raise food and salaries nearby, recruit soldiers, and help Qishan, the minister of Qincha, who was in charge of Jiangbei military affairs, recover Yangzhou, Guazhou and Yizhen and other places.

As soon as he received the official document, he led his friends and Ji Da and Ji Er to rush to Qingjiangpu, and when he brought the officials of the Provincial Department back to Taizhou with the official seals, official documents and accounts, he found that the city was full of officers and soldiers, and the city tower was full of terrifying and hideous human heads, and the people in the city were even more panicked, so that the people did not dare to go out easily, and there were few pedestrians on the street.

"Where did the soldiers from outside the city come from?" As soon as the guard of honor arrived at the Tianhou Temple, Guo Peilin got out of the sedan chair and asked Guo Tong, the family member who went out to greet him.

"Master, those soldiers outside the city were invited by Master Xu from the Jiangbei camp to quell the chaos."

"What kind of chaos is peaceful, someone in Taizhou is committing chaos?" Guo Peilin asked subconsciously.

"Master, I can't tell you anything about this small matter, or I'll call someone who knows the inside story to report it to you."

"Call whom?"

"The little one is going to call the king of Hai'an, Master Qianli."

Guo Peilin motioned to his friends to take the scribes and servants of the Provincial Department to settle down, and asked in surprise: "Wang Qianli has come to Taizhou?" ”

Guo Tong hurriedly said: "The City God's Temple has been repaired, Master Xu plans to go to worship tomorrow, and a few days ago he sent someone to inform the gentry outside the city, and several gentry from Hai'an also informed him." I heard Master Wang say that Dean Gu and Master Yu couldn't pull away, so he came alone. ”

The salt fishing camp was practiced in Hai'an, but there were only Liang Jiu and other military attachés there, and it was obviously not possible to rely on Liang Jiu alone, so Guo Peilin had entrusted Dean Gu, Wang Qianli and Yu Qinghuai to help with the camp before returning from Hai'an last time.

Seeing that Guo Tong wanted to speak and stopped, and then thought of such a big event as the reconstruction and completion of the City God Temple, Dean Gu and Yu Qinghuai, as local gentry with heads and faces, actually couldn't excuse themselves, Guo Peilin realized that there was not only a big incident in Taizhou but also a hidden secret when he went to Qingjiangpu these days, nodded quietly, and walked into the inner house quickly.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he walked into the study on the left side of the inner house, Mr. Yang, a friend who stayed in Taizhou, followed him with an official document, and he knew that it was not good news when he looked at Mr. Yang's expression.

"Jingzhi, what's the matter?"

"Dong Weng, Deputy Han Yun can't come back, as soon as they arrived in Shanghai, they encountered the remnants of the Heaven and Earth Society, not only the county seat of Shanghai was occupied by the chaotic party, but even Jiading, Qingpu and other counties and Chuansha Hall were occupied by the chaotic party. Xu Naizhao, the acting governor of Jiangsu, did not know where he offended the deputy Han Yun in Shanghai, so he asked the Taiwan Governor to order the deputy Han Yun to supervise the Jiang Customs. ”

"Is there a party in Shanghai who is in turmoil?" Guo Peilin was taken aback.

"If it weren't for the fact that the Lord of Taiwan sent someone to send this official document, I wouldn't know about it."

"Is Zhixing okay?"

"Deputy Han Yun should be fine, if Vice Han Yun has something, Futai will not ask Taiwan to let Deputy Han Yun supervise Jiang Customs."

Guo Peilin was only the acting envoy of the two Huai salt transportation envoys, and now there was a shortage of people under the two positions, thinking that Han Si, who could be trusted and diligent, was dug into the corner by Xu Naizhao, and asked through gritted teeth: "Let Zhixing act as the supervisor of Jiang Customs, is it possible that there is no one in Jiangnan?" ”

Mr. Yang said with a bitter face: "Dong Weng, there are people and officials in Jiangnan, but there are few officials in Shanghai and the surrounding states and counties. The late student asked the officer who came to deliver the official document, and the officer said that Yuan Zude, the magistrate of Shanghai, was martyred, and Wu Jianzhang, the superintendent of Su Song Taidao and Jiang Customs, was uncertain and had no news. Chuansha Hall Tongzhi and Jiading, Qingpu and other counties died and fled, and even the two Zhejiang Salt Transportation Divisions died six salt officials of more than seven grades. ”

"So there is only one imperial court official left in Shanghai?"

"I guess so."

"The chaotic party has conquered the city and occupied so many county seats, at this time, let Zhixing act as the supervisor of Jiang Customs, isn't it to roast Zhixing's frame on fire!"

"The late student also thinks that the deputy superintendent of Han Yun is not easy to do."

"It's not easy to do, whether you can save your life or not!" The more Guo Peilin thought about it, the more anxious he became, the more worried he became, and he frowned and said worriedly: "If I had known that there would be a party in Shanghai to make a rebellion, I would not have let him go to Shanghai to run grain!" It's good now, he is trapped in Shanghai, and he is still roasted on the fire, if he really has three long and two short, how can I explain to Duan Dazhang, Huang Zhongyin and Ji Yunfei! ”

"Dong Weng, Han Yun's vice fortune is a big life, he is a lucky general, he will definitely be fine."

"Good luck will also be used up when it will be exhausted, and they will all blame me, but it's too late to say anything, and now we can only look at his creation."

Just as Han Si, who was not only trapped in Shanghai, but also "entrusted with a heavy task" by the governor of Liangjiang, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and then Guo Tong was heard saying outside: "Master, the alternate county magistrate Wang Qianli asks to see you." ”

"Please."

"Master Wang, please."

The door creaked open from the outside, and Wang Qianli arched his hand and bowed and said, "Thousands of miles to meet Master Guo." ”

Guo Peilin, a gentry like Wang Qianli, has always been polite, and hurriedly calmed down, and went up to help him up: "Brother doesn't need to be polite, come in, come in and say." ”

"Lord Xie Guo."

"Guo Tong, serve tea."

"Yes."

Waiting for Guo Tong to make tea, Mr. Yang bowed down and exited the study, Guo Peilin asked straight to the point: "Qianli, what happened in Taizhou these days, is there really someone who is making trouble?" ”

Wang Qianli said with a bitter face: "Lord Guo, I don't dare to say it in my later life." ”

"It's an outsider here, but it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Master Guo, I'm ...... I ......"

"If you say it, you can say it, is it possible that you can't even believe me?" Guo Peilin was anxious, and his face was not angry and arrogant.

Wang Qianli was startled, didn't dare to support it anymore, hurriedly put down the teacup and said: "Lord Guo, as far as I know, it wasn't a big deal, but this year's drought and the harvest was not good. After the arrival of Master Xu, he dismissed all the scribes and white servants who helped idle, and those scriveners and white servants who helped idlemen were hateful, but they also gave people a break while helping the state government. ”

Guo Peilin subconsciously asked: "Are there villagers who resist taxes and rents? ”

"Well, the people of Thirteen Liwang couldn't pay the rent, so they gathered in front of a few big households to make trouble. The fields belong to large households, and in previous years, those large households will slow down, and even reduce some land rent. But this year is not as good as in previous years, not only the harvest is not good, but the life of the big households is not good, and the land Ding Yin Xu is urging him tightly, and he will be hit by the board if he fails to pay it all within the time limit, so those big households will go into the city to report to Master Xu. ”

"What did Xu Ying say?"

"Master Xu sent more than a dozen officials at the beginning, but the officials were beaten away by the villagers who were forced to have no way to live, but they didn't really fight, but were scared by the villagers. When Master Xu found out, he was furious, saying that those villagers had committed a rebellion, so he sent someone to the Jiangbei camp overnight to report to Lord Qishan, and begged Lord Qishan to send troops to quell the chaos. ”

Seeing that Wang Qianli dared to be angry and didn't dare to speak, Guo Peilin realized that Xu Ying not only made the people angry, but also made the people lose their hearts, and was silent for a while before asking solemnly: "How many people died?" ”

"More than 2,000 villagers died, and the men, women, and children of Thirteen Li Wang were almost dead, and I heard a relative who escaped that those soldiers killed people when they saw them, regardless of whether they were innocent or not, even women and children." Wang Qianli peeked at it, and then said in a low voice: "The corpses are all over the field, and the blood is flowing like a river, and many people are privately talking about those Qiu Ba taking this opportunity to kill the good and take the lead." ”

"Cool official, what a cool official who has more than enough success and more than failure, he still has the face to summon the gentry to worship the city god, and he is not afraid of retribution!" Guo Peilin is now not only the two Huai salt transport envoys, but also the Huai salt soldiers, Taizhou is now one of the many states and counties under his rule, thinking that Xu Ying actually did such a hurtful thing, he trembled with anger.

As a local gentry, Wang Qianli really hated Xu Ying, and couldn't help but say: "Lord Guo, when Master Xu led the officials to chase Zhang Guangcheng and was stopped by Master Han on the day he took office, Master Han once said a word. ”

Guo Peilin asked coldly: "What did Zhixing say?" ”

"Master Han said that Master Xu may be a loyal minister, or he may also be a clean official, but let Master Xu take charge of Taizhou affairs, I'm afraid it is not the blessing of the people of Taizhou."

"He had the foresight, but it was too late to say anything."

As soon as Guo Peilin's words fell, there was another sound of footsteps outside, and then Guo Tong's younger brother Guo Da said cautiously outside: "Master Xu, Master Xu of Taizhou Zhengtang asks to see you." ”

"If you don't see it, let's just say that my lord has been tired all the way on the saddle horse, exhausted, and has rested."

"Yes."

"He still has the face to ask to see," Guo Peilin became more and more angry the more he thought about it, and suddenly turned around and said, "Guo Tong, please come over Mr. Yang." ”

"Okay, let's go shout."

After a while, Master Yang came to the study again, and before he could speak, Guo Peilin said coldly: "Mr. Yang, I bother you to draft two official documents, and order Shunde to raise people, and Hu Haiping, the alternate governor of Taizhou, to act as Taizhou!" After it is prepared, use the seal, use up the print, report it to the feudal division, and send the other to the fairy temple quickly! ”

Master Yang never thought that the owner would take Xu Ying's position as soon as he came back from Qingjiangpu, but thinking of what Xu Ying had done these days, he felt that it was reasonable, so he hurriedly bowed down and said: "I will plan it later, and then I will take it to invite Dong Weng to take a look." ”