The Qian Mansion was surrounded on all sides, and the soldiers took weapons and swarmed in from all gates, but Qian Qianyi did not run away after all.

Surrounded by the Dongchang servants, Zhang Pu appeared in the backyard of Qian's house and saw the scene of Qian Qianyi's mouth full of blood.

Looking at the traces on the ground, Zhang Pu knew what was going on, and couldn't help sneering: "The officials all said that you are old, and you still don't believe it." Look, don't talk about women, you can wrestle even if you walk! ”

Qian Qianyi was so angry when he heard it, he even caught him for being old and scolded him again! Just as he wanted to reply, he saw Zhang Pu turn his head and see Hou Fangyu with his head down, and after being stunned for a moment, he couldn't help but sneer and said: "I didn't expect that there is still an unfaithful and unfilial kitten and miscellaneous fish here, it seems that these days are not less involved, right?" ”

Hou Fangyu was also furious when he heard this, and when he immediately raised his head and wanted to scold back, he saw Zhang Pu's eyes were cold, and several Dongchang soldiers on the side were still bandaging their injuries, so he immediately turned around, his heart was cold, and he didn't dare to speak again.

"What do you want to break into the old man's house?" Qian Qianyi came to his senses at this time, and immediately shouted inwardly, "In broad daylight, under the bright sky, is there no royal law?" Who are you bringing soldiers to break into people's houses like this? Say, who will bring the soldiers? ”

He didn't speak to Zhang Pu, because he understood that what he said was also in vain, so he was speaking to an officer. The only hope now is that he has a direct or indirect relationship with the person who led the troops, and if he is moved, things will not be too bad. Otherwise, just listening to Zhang Pu's words, Qian Qianyi himself knew that he would definitely be unlucky.

Before the officer could speak, a soft voice came from outside the courtyard: "What, what's the matter with our house?" ”

As he spoke, he saw a group of people come in with a man in a big red robe.

Qian Qianyi looked up, although he didn't recognize it, but he knew that he was afraid that he would not be able to escape the loss in front of him this time.

If it is a civil official who comes in, then he can be involved; Even if it's just a military general, with his influence, maybe it can be useful. However, the person who came in was a eunuch, which was what he called a eunuch. Needless to say, you can know how many years it has been since the eunuch and the Donglin Party did not deal with each other, and this time, there will be no reason to help him.

At the same time, what also surprised Qian Qianyi was why a eunuch suddenly appeared in Changshu County with troops?

There were doubts in his heart, but he still said stiffly: "The old man is sitting at home, disaster falls from the sky, you lead troops to break into the old man's house, should you give the old man an explanation?" Otherwise, the old man is not easy to bully, and there are also righteous people and gentlemen in the court who complain about the old man! ”

Hearing this, Zhang Pu sneered and said, "Why did this official and Lu Zhenshou come, don't you have a little bit in your heart?" Don't think that you can be fine if you deny it, today is fortunate that Lu Zhenshou came in time, you can rest assured, this official will convince you! ”

Lu Zhenshou? When Qian Qianyi heard this, he couldn't help but be surprised. Because if you call the eunuch the town guard, as far as the surrounding area is concerned, there is only one Nanjing town guard. Nanjing is so far away from Changshu, how can this Nanjing town guard rush over? Flying, it can't be just leading the troops to pass by, right?

He naturally didn't know that Jiang Dong had sent his subordinates to the Nanjing factory guard to ask for help. By the time he arrived, Lu Jiude had already arrived. When he heard this, he immediately remembered what the emperor had told him before he left: "Changshu is the jurisdiction of Suzhou, and there was a precedent of riots in Suzhou before, and Zhang Xun decided that Changshu would be his first errand place according to this time, so he would definitely encounter obstacles, and it would be a repeat of the Suzhou riots." After you arrive, rectify the army, as long as you find that something is wrong, immediately lead the troops to support Zhang Xun, no matter what, his errand must be done well the first time! ”

Therefore, after Lu Jiude heard the announcement of the Dongchang Campaign, he didn't say a word, and immediately used the excuse of rectifying the army, led 2,000 troops, took the official ship out, went south directly, and went ashore in Changshu, just in time for the Changshu riots, and rescued Zhang Pu.

As a result, Lu Jiude couldn't help but admire Emperor Chongzhen in his heart. I didn't expect the emperor to be able to anticipate the enemy's aircraft on the battlefield, and even the things in the officialdom were so clear and could be guessed so accurately!

And Zhang Pu's side, when he saw that it was not his mentor Zhou Yanru who was leading the army, but Lu Jiude, the eunuch who guarded Nanjing, he was very surprised and sighed at the same time.

remembered that in the first half of his life, he used eunuchs as enemies, shouted and killed eunuchs, and wrote articles to spray, so as to gain enough prestige; However, at the moment of life and death, he was still rescued by the eunuch, which is really an unthinkable thing!

Although Lu Jiude didn't say it explicitly, Zhang Pu understood it very well in his heart. Even if there is a report of the Dongchang campaign, under normal circumstances, it is impossible for the eunuch of Nanjing Town to personally lead the troops to take it down and rush to save him.

After all, at the time of the announcement, the riots were only speculation, and they had not yet happened. Just like the prefect of Suzhou, he just sent some catchers to deal with it, and the reason is actually sufficient. Nanjing guards the eunuch's side, you can ignore it at all, and let the factory guard watch it himself.

However, Lu Jiude still led the army in person and rushed over at the first time. In this regard, he didn't believe that Zhang Pu was killed, if there was no emperor's instruction behind this, Lu Jiude would defend him like this? Just because of what he did before, if Lu Jiude didn't do it, he couldn't wait for him to die!

Thinking like this, Zhang Pu couldn't help but realize the emperor's wisdom again. also understood that the emperor did not let him do things, but prepared a lot for him, not only sent Dongchang to serve, but also Yang Tinglin, the imperial history of the left capital, to support him, and the eunuch of Nanjing to escort him.

Thinking of these things, Zhang Pu suddenly had an impulse for the first time in his heart, that is, to be truly loyal to the monarch and serve the country, not for revenge!

Thinking so, Zhang Pu did not continue to quarrel with Qian Qianyi. Because he knows that this matter is not over. After turning back, there will be a controversy in the court. In order for the emperor to make a correct decision on this matter as soon as possible, evidence must be provided as soon as possible.

As a result, Qian Qianyi, Hou Fangyu and others were taken away, and other arrested mobs were also interrogated.

Zhang Pu is indeed a talented person, and with the help of Jiang Dong and other Dongchang officials, he quickly confirmed the identities of some thugs, who are the family members of the Qian family.

They were instigated by Qian Qianyi, saying that if they did not interfere with Zhang Pu, they would have to go to labor, which was undesirable for those who were used to being servants of wealthy families. In addition, driven by Qian Qianyi's confidants, I heard that the rich man would vouch for it, saying that when there was trouble in Suzhou, Ge Xian, the first culprit who also killed people, was imprisoned for several years, and he was also released, and he was also called a righteous man and respected by others.

Under all this bewitchment, the Qian family was unscrupulous.

As for other families, including the Changshu Zhang family, they were all afraid when they saw that the Qian family was so powerful. They could only listen to what the Qian family said, and they also sent people to participate in the riots.

This riot included all the landlords in Changshu County, and all of them had a share.

Of course, Pan Xiuwen's testimony is also quite important. said that after Zhang Pu came, he got the property and explanation of the Qian Mansion, and he wanted to hold Zhang Pu back and so on.

According to subsequent statistics, two people were killed and six people were injured in the Dongchang campaign, of which one was seriously injured; And the Suzhou Mansion came to catch fast, and there were only three injuries, and they were all minor injuries. It can be seen that the mob's attacks are mainly aimed at people from the north.

One by one, one by one, things were slowly presented and placed in front of Lu Jiude's case, which made him secretly frightened.

In addition, with the assistance of the army and the best efforts of Pan Xiuwen and others, the tax situation of grain fields in Changshu County was quickly investigated.

The Qian family's grain fields account for more than half of all the grain fields in Changshu County, but even when Qian Qianyi was an official, he never paid taxes, and the people in his house never served hard labor.

Seeing this amount, Lu Jiude secretly smacked his tongue, no wonder Qian Qianyi wanted to go out and engage in some kind of civil uprising.

He was watching, but Zhang Pu opened his mouth and said: "These recitals, the official suggests, immediately play the emperor, and do not make them public for the time being." ”

"Why?" When Lu Jiude heard this, he asked a little curiously.

Zhang Pu replied with a serious face: "Qian Qianyi formed a party for personal gain, and his power is so great that he dares to do this. For my big plan, it is better to let his fellow party members jump out, so that the emperor can also recognize who Qian Qianyi's party members are! ”

Hearing this, Lu Jiude couldn't help but glance at Zhang Pu carefully, thinking in his heart, is this the beginning of revenge on Qian Qianyi? Or is it that in order to be retaliated against by Qian Qianyi's people in the future, this plan was made? Or, is he really thinking about the emperor and wants to crack down on the rebellion of forming parties for personal gain?

If it were before, he would definitely think the first two reasons. However, at this time, he had already heard Jiang Dong tell him privately that Zhang Pu was not afraid of death and wanted to use his life to severely punish Qian Qianyi. Therefore, Lu Jiude is not easy to grasp.

"Since you already have an idea, our family will naturally have no opinions, so it's up to you." Lu Jiude remembered that the emperor had an explanation, and everything was based on Zhang Pu, so he nodded and replied.

Seeing that Lu Jiude was so easy to speak, he confirmed the guess in Zhang Pu's heart: Lu Jiude has definitely been instructed by the emperor. From this, he couldn't help but be filled with confidence in his heart.

At this time, he saw Pan Xiuwen hurriedly looking for it, holding a letter in his hand, and after giving a gift to Lu Jiude first, he said to Zhang Pu: "Master Zhang, this is a reply from Yixing." ”

As soon as Zhang Pu heard that it was Zhou Yanru's reply, he immediately opened it and looked at it. It's late, but at least the letter has come back, isn't it?

However, after he read it at a glance, his face suddenly became extremely ugly.

Lu Jiude was a little strange, so he asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Zhang Pu pinched the letter into a group with one hand, and at the same time turned his head to look at Lu Jiude and said: "This official wants to take advantage of the presence of the town and check the surrounding prefectures together as quickly as possible." So as not to have too many dreams at night, let them come up with a way to interfere with the official mission! ”

"That's fine!" Seeing his expression, Lu Jiude knew that he was probably stimulated, but he didn't care, and he checked it if he wanted to.

After he agreed, he heard Zhang Pu say coldly: "This official is loyal to the monarch and serves the country, but this matter is very important, so in order to show the determination of this official, the next step is to start from Changzhou Mansion." ”

Yixing is under the Changzhou Mansion, and when he did this, it was obvious that he was going to Zhou Yanru. To put it nicely, he should go to kill his relatives in righteousness and let other officials see his determination. To put it mildly, I am afraid that the content of this letter spurred him to make this decision.

Lu Jiude didn't care about the unlucky things of civil officials, so he just followed Zhang Pu to do it.

On his side, he joined forces with Zhang Pu, Pan Xiuwen and other people with official positions, and jointly wrote a public recital, just saying that the Changshu mob killed officials and rebelled, and all those who participated in the riot were arrested if they were not suppressed on the spot.

As this piece was sent to Jingshi through public channels, the news from Changshu also spread. Suddenly, as Zhang Pu expected, there were all kinds of voices in the officialdom.

Some people say that there is no rebellion in the south, and there is no hidden reason for it!

Some people said that it was good before, but after Zhang Xun pressed, and suddenly it was like this, could it be that Zhang Xun was too radical in his way of doing things, which provoked the people's uprising?

Some people say that the eunuch guarding Nanjing suddenly led his troops to Changshu, which violated the etiquette system, did he know that Changshu would have this kind of thing, did he know that Zhang Xun's methods of doing things were cruel, so he prepared in advance?

……

Anyway, on the side of Jiangnan officialdom, they all questioned Zhang Pu, and they condemned Zhang Pu for doing things improperly, so there was this civil uprising, and many people also wrote to ask for Zhang Pu to be transferred. Otherwise, more popular uprisings will be stirred, and the world will be in chaos?

Then, when they learned that Qian Qianyi's family was arrested, it was even more sensational in the officialdom. is saying that Qian Qianyi is the head of the clear stream, with both ability and political integrity, how could he do such an appalling thing, in the middle, there is absolutely something wrong!

The secretary of the Nanjing military department, as well as the Nanjing garrison, and the two who had the same power in the army, also began to put pressure on Lu Jiude to withdraw his army.

These things, with the news that Zhang Pu went to Changzhou Mansion non-stop, vigorously investigated the official gentry's preferential exemption quota and demanded the arrears, and even his mentor Zhou Yanru mercilessly investigated, it became even more fierce, and here in Jiangnan, they could no longer stop Zhang Pu, the "mad dog", from handling the case, so they played one after another, and the concert was like a snowflake, gathering to the Beijing Division.

Emperor Chongzhen couldn't help but sneer when he looked at the secret recitals sent by Lu Jiude and Zhang Pu, and then looked at the almost one-sided impeachment of the two of them on the imperial case.

In fact, without this secret music, Emperor Chongzhen has already learned what happened through the first-class eavesdropping seeds on Zhang Pu's body, how can he be confused by these musicals!

Those civil officials, whether they know the truth about Changshu or not, are all impeaching Zhang Pu and trying to protect Qian Qianyi. Even Lu Zhenfei, the Guanglu Shaoqing of the Beijing Division, and Zhang Guowei, an auxiliary minister far away in the southwest, even went to the concert, I don't know where they learned the truth of the matter, or is it because of their friendship with Qian Qianyi, are they helping their relatives or not?

Could it be that there are too many people to say that it will make me shaken and suspect Zhang Pu?

The so-called three people become tigers, hehe, it is impossible here in me!

In fact, by this time in the late Ming Dynasty, land annexation across the country was already very serious. If most of the country's land and grain fields are gathered in the hands of the gentry, if these grain fields are not cleared out and taxes are pressed on the common people, it is no wonder that more and more people will not survive and rebel!

Over there in Jiangnan, it should have been too long, and if you don't beat it, you won't know the rules, and you won't have a long memory!