From the beginning of spring to the beginning of winter this year, what happened in the DPRK and China really made the Jiangsu and Zhejiang families unhappy. Seeing that it is almost the end of the year, the bad news is still coming one after another.

First of all, after the beginning of spring, the imperial court used troops in the north on a large scale, although it was a big victory, but the Jiangsu and Zhejiang families were not as happy as the north. After the northern border is stabilized, the next step is to stabilize the south of the Yangtze River, and then it is bound to be inseparable from many families in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Not counting the end of the war in the north, the embankment in the south of the Yangtze River burst, flooding 13 counties, and millions of people were affected. Finally stabilized the situation, and the capital sent the imperial history to inspect again, Huang Xuan simply did not enter the oil and salt, and vowed to open a crack in the monolithic family.

Before the people who were busy dealing with Huang Xuan could react, the Xue family had provoked the Yasukuni Gong to go south. I thought it would be a bloody storm, but seeing that after the Yasukuni Gong came to Jiangnan, there had been no big moves, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief. But as soon as I put my mind at ease, another thunderbolt fell from the sky.

"Is the message accurate?" Someone asked, and everyone looked at Zhang Yao at the same time.

Zhang Yao smiled bitterly and said, "The news sent by the carrier pigeon this morning is indeed true. ”

"How did you bring this killing god here?" Someone lamented.

"Feng Ning is dead, he will cause trouble to others, and he has nothing to do." Someone scolded.

"Okay, everyone is dead, what else is there to say, for now, let's think about how to deal with the incoming Shen Lian." Dai Lining frowned.

A few days ago, Jingzhong appointed Shen Lian, a Qing official of the Ministry of Officials, as the prefect of Zhenjiang Prefecture through the cabinet. A letter of appointment shocked many people in the six ministries of the DPRK and the Central Committee, and the Jiangsu and Zhejiang families received the news not long after. No one would have imagined that the death of Feng Ning would be exchanged for such a killing god.

"I don't think this person is as powerful as the rumors." Someone questioned in a low voice.

Dai Lining looked at the man and sneered, "Isn't it powerful? Why didn't the Gan Shaanxi Bai family have it? Not to mention its influence in the army, among the Ganshan Hao clan, the Bai family has been inherited for hundreds of years, and it was not uprooted by Shen Lian overnight, and now the Bai family's grave grass is two feet high. ”

Everyone was silent, compared with the Bai family, most of their own people were not enough to see, it was a century-old wealthy family, and the relationship between the DPRK and China was complicated, but it was cleaned up in a month.

"In short, Shen Lian is here this time, let's cheer up the spirit, once the handle falls into his hands, don't blame the families for sweeping the snow in front of the door, the Shi family has already handed over the news, the old lady Shi is already about to set off for the north, and now there is no principal, we must be more careful." Dai Lining glanced around at everyone. Seeing that everyone nodded, he sighed and said, "Let's all go down and prepare." ”

Watching everyone disperse, Dai Lining looked at Zhang Yao, who was still sitting on the side: "What are you still thinking?" ”

Zhang Yao glanced at Dai Lining, frowned, and said, "What is the Shen family hiding?" So that's what it's like now. ”

"Which Shen family?" Dai Lining frowned and asked.

"The Shen family of Zhenjiang Mansion." Zhang Yao said.

"What does this have to do with the Shen family?" Dai Lining couldn't figure it out, but heard Zhang Yao say: "The Xue family's move on the Shen family is rumored to be for a painting, which is the heirloom of the Shen family, and now the Shen family's entire family is in prison, and even the Lin family is implicated." But how long has it been, the Xue family has not yet gotten their things, not only has it shown no signs of giving up, but also plans to compete with the Yasukuni Gong, and plans to leave all the bones that the Shen family has eaten. This led to a series of things that happened later, even Feng Ning's death was also a bit strange. ”

Dai Lining thought for a while and said, "I have business dealings with the Shen family, but the Shen family is just a small family, what treasure can there be that makes the Xue family so fascinated." ”

"The strange place is here, the Xue family is so persistent for a painting, which shows that there is something strange about this painting." Zhang Yao said.

Dai Lining said helplessly: "Even if we know the secret, what if the Xue family can still let us take it?" One Shen Lian has already made us scramble. The Xue family still gives him a headache to go to the Duke of Yasukuni. ”

Zhang Yao nodded, Shen Lian is really famous, there are not a few big families who have folded in his hands over the years, and the family will be ruined at the worst. can be called the killer of the Great Zhou family, and there must be unlucky people in his hands everywhere he goes.

In the Xue family of Zhenjiang Mansion, Xue Li threw the secret letter on the table and snorted coldly: "A bunch of waste, even a prefect can't take it." So much silver is spent in vain every year. ”

Shen Shitao thought for a while and said: "Now that things have changed, Shen Lian is a little difficult to deal with, and now that he has arrived in Zhenjiang Mansion, I am afraid that there will be a lot of trouble." ”

Seeing that Xue Li was still thinking, Shen Shitao was not talking, sitting on the side and waiting slowly, Xue Li got up and walked a few steps, and muttered: "We didn't think that Shen Lian would come, after all, he just returned to Beijing, this person really has to be careful, it seems that the Shen family is going to let it go, and I will clean them up after the matter in Beijing is completed." ”

Shen Shitao nodded, Xue Li was quite steady, knowing that it was not appropriate to drag it out at this time, and when Shen Lian took office, the affairs of the Shen family would be a big thunder after all.

"Mr. Shen, you can repair a letter now and send it to Yangzhou, and tell Lord Yang that we will let the Shen family go. What exactly to do for them to do. ”

Shen Shitao answered, turned around and walked out of the study.

Yang Tai, who is far away in Yangzhou, is still having a headache for the time limit given by the Duke of Yasukuni, the Shen family is very clean, not counting the Xue family, he has already sent out two groups of people, and the Shen family has not found any tribute at all. But the Xue family just didn't want to let them go.

"My lord, there's news from Jingzhong." The master walked in, looked at Yang Tai and said.

"Put it over there." Yang Tai rubbed the corners of his sour eyes and said.

"Your Excellency, it's a letter from the Cabinet." Yang Tai hurriedly sat up when he heard this, took the letter and opened it and read it. But as soon as he read the letter halfway, he frowned and thought about the meaning of the letter.

The letter was written by Lord Shoufu, he personally recommended Shen Lian to be the prefect of Zhenjiang, it is not strange for the imperial court to send Yang Tai, there is no need to be involved with the family, Yang Tai also knows, but suddenly sent Shen Lian over, isn't he worried about stimulating the Jiangnan family? Xia Lindao shouldn't be so confused.

Waving his hand and signaling the master to step back, Yang Tai was alone thinking about the purpose of sending Shen Lian to Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The relationship between the families of Jiangsu and Zhejiang is intricate, and it has gradually become a big trend. Imperial court decrees are often difficult to implement in a place south of the Yangtze River, and it is not uncommon for local people to do things that violate the yang and yin, and even more so, the wealthy families can influence the appointment of officials in a prefecture.

Take Feng Ning as an example, although it was not pushed up by the local wealthy families in Jiangnan, but the Xue family in southern Henan should not be underestimated.

But Shen Lian, who went south this time, was also not simple, he was discovered by the current saint and Jinju, and he was born in ordinary people, but it did not prevent him from becoming a thorn in the side of the family. Although they have not been to the south in these years, the wealthy families in the north are all frightened except for a few.

If such a person is put in Zhenjiang Mansion, I am afraid that this large and small family in Jiangsu and Zhejiang will not sleep well every day. A Yasukuni duke, plus Shen Lian, if he didn't have some understanding of the movements of the DPRK and China, I am afraid that he would think that the imperial court was going to take action against the Jiangnan clan.

Li Yuan didn't think about using thunderous means to clean up the impasse in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, but Jiangnan has always been the main place for the selection of talents in the imperial examination in the Great Zhou, and next year's scientific examination will not tolerate the slightest difference, so he will temporarily endure it, hoping to hit the wealthy family through normal means.

It can be said that Shen Lian is still in Beijing now, which makes the atmosphere in Jiangsu and Zhejiang tight. The day after receiving the order, Shen Lian got up and hurried to Zhenjiang, accompanied by hundreds of cavalry, who were nominally going to Zhenjiang Mansion to protect the Duke of Jingguo. But the minister in Beijing always felt that this murderous cavalry went south to kill people.

On the same day, a thin young man came to the capital, looked at Shen Lian who was galloping away, squinted his eyes, and turned to enter the city. This is the first time he has come to the capital, to be precise, he has not been out of Jiangsu and Zhejiang for more than ten years. From the day-to-day killings he began to sit idle in his hut now, this was the first time he had gone out alone.

He had almost forgotten his name, only the cold code name, and the soldiers defending the city reached out to block his way.

"You are not allowed to carry long weapons in Beijing." The soldier pointed to the spear behind him, he looked back at the spear behind him, did not speak, silently took off the sackcloth wrapped in the spear, held the spear head with one hand, only heard a sound, then took the spear head from the spear, and said indifferently: "Ancestral, you take the pole." ”

The soldier was about to say something, but was pulled by the team, looking at the indifferent young man, the team said: "Since it is ancestral, then we can't force it, but we have to register it, please come here." ”

The young man thought for a while, walked to the small shed not far away, and saw that the team had already drawn the general appearance of their spear heads, and was silent for a moment, and wrote his name on the roster.

"Fu Qiuxue?" The team was reading it out in a low voice, checking the paperwork handed over. Nodding and said: "It's okay, remember, weapons fighting is not allowed in Beijing, and once you find it, you can't kill it." ”

Fu Qiuxue nodded, turned around and entered the city. Thinking that his goal is still in the capital at the moment, but it is not appropriate to start immediately, Sister He said that the iron hand is still in the capital.

touched his arm, he was injured when he was in Yangzhou City, and I don't know if I can beat him now. Six years ago, someone made a bid to buy the head of Yang Taixiang, who had just arrived, and took over that he was discovered by the iron hand without checking for a while, and in the end, instead of killing Yang Tai, he was seriously injured and was almost caught.

Thinking about this, Fu Qiuxue slowly walked to the West Market, until she was awakened by the lively environment around her, only to find that she was lost, looking at the surrounding environment a little blankly, and suddenly her stomach rang.

Touching her pockets, Fu Qiuxue walked towards the nearest restaurant. Before doing things, you always have to fill your stomach and then say that the capital is too big, Fu Qiuxue suddenly had the idea that she didn't want to complete the task as soon as possible, but subconsciously felt that she should stay in Beijing for a few more days.

In the Shuntian Mansion, Gao Zhong looked at the 'Iron Hand' He Zhang standing below, and ordered: "In the past few days, the victims of the disaster in Beijing have been properly settled, but you still have to be careful, some time ago, Feng Ning, the prefect of Zhenjiang, was assassinated by bandits, and I am a little worried that there are thieves who will mix in the victims and enter the capital." You work hard during this time, go around the capital, and don't have an accident. ”

"Subordinates receive orders." He Zhang responded.

"Let's go down and prepare, bring more men." Gao Zhong commanded. The capital did not let itself relax because of the departure of the Duke of Yasukuni, the victims just made Gao Zhong anxious as well, and he now only hoped that nothing would happen to the capital.