Zhang Pu was stunned when he shouted this, even if he was a disciple of a saint, he couldn't help but want to burst into foul language, did you want to shout this?

Thanks to Zhang Pu is a person who does great things, he is decisive enough and quick to react, when the two palanquin men heard the sound and looked over, he pushed Zhang Zonglie away with one palm, and shouted loudly: "Catch the assassin, catch this assassin!" ”

It was only at this time that Zhang Zonglie came to his senses, what happened just now? Did you say the wrong thing?

"Dog...... The dog official urges the arrears, go and die! After Zhang Zonglie shouted, he turned around and ran, but when he looked up, he found that at the end of the street, there was a group of Dongchang soldiers coming here.

This time, he was so frightened that his soul was almost gone, and he turned around and wanted to run to the house.

However, Zhang Zonglie saw Zhang Pu's eyes that were almost about to breathe fire, and remembered that he was masked and pretended to be an assassin. So, as the two palanquin men approached with fear, they hurriedly ran around the wall of the mansion gate.

It's a shame that Zhang Pu's mansion is just on the corner of the street, otherwise, there is nowhere to run.

But even so, Zhang Pu saw the sudden appearance of the Dongchang soldiers, three of whom were on horseback, and it was obvious that they all found out about the situation here, and they all rushed over. This time, Zhang Pu's heart, it was called a bitterness, how could he not die, the Dongchang Fan Service happened to pass by, it was early in the morning, what were you doing so early?

There was a sharp pain in his leg, which made Zhang Pu fall to the ground, and the two palanquin drivers hurriedly came up to help him, which he expected, and the two of them would definitely not chase the assassin. However, what he did not expect was that the two horsemen had galloped close and quickly chased after them. The other person who was riding a horse was the leader of the team, so he turned over and dismounted in front of Zhang Pu, and hurriedly asked, "Lord Zhang, what's the situation?" ”

While speaking, he saw the knife stuck in Zhang Pu's leg, and immediately ordered: "Don't move, I'll deal with it!" ”

After finishing speaking, regardless of the three-seven-twenty-one, he immediately squatted down, tore open Zhang Pu's official robe, revealing Bai Huahua's thighs, and wanted to treat his injuries.

Some of the soldiers who ran over immediately began to be on guard, and some chased them into the alley, and they all dealt with it in an orderly manner.

And Zhang Fuli also heard the movement, and many people rushed out, but seeing that the Dongchang Fan Servant appeared earlier than them, for a while, they were afraid of the prestige of the Dongchang and did not dare to come forward.

You must know that at the beginning of the year, Dongchang and Jinyiwei didn't know how many people they arrested and how many they copied in Beijing, but they remembered it very clearly.

This stall head seems to be very skilled in dealing with this kind of knife wound, and in just a few moments, he has already pulled out the dagger, applied the wound medicine he carried with him, and bandaged it, and said to Zhang Pu at the same time: "Lord Zhang, this wound medicine was passed down from my family when I walked the dart back then, and the effect is very good." And your knife is not deep, you don't hurt your muscles and bones, you can rest for a few days. ”

This used to be the head of the dart stall, and it was Jiang Dong.

Hearing his words, Zhang Pu regretted it in his heart, if he knew this, he should have gone deeper.

At the same time, he was also very depressed in his heart, but he couldn't show it, but asked with gratitude: "This official is really fateful, I just happened to pass by because of Jiang Stall, and I saved my official's life!" ”

Who knew that after Jiang Dong heard his words, he said with admiration: "I was ordered to bring people to protect you, the emperor said that your errand will offend many people, just some rumors and rumors in Beijing yesterday, the emperor already knows, so let my team protect you and go to Jiangnan with you!" ”

"......" Zhang Pu was very surprised when he heard it, the emperor is so powerful, can you guess this?

Of course he didn't know that Emperor Chongzhen sent Jiang Dong and them to protect him, in fact, he was also monitoring him to prevent him from disobeying the yang and yin after he received the will. Of course, there is also the intent of protection.

Zhang Pu forgot about the pain for a while, and was very worried, it would not be the emperor who guessed that he didn't want to do things. Ah, it's not good, Zhang Zonglie, this idiot, don't be caught by the Dongchang service. If this is the case, the emperor's speculation will be confirmed, and the emperor will be angry, and all his scheming will be in vain!

Thinking about it like this, he was a little restless. He couldn't imagine what would happen if he caught Zhang Zonglie and confessed the matter?

In fact, Jiang Dong already felt abnormal.

Because he was born in the dart game, he has seen a lot of wounds, so when he treated Zhang Pu's wounds, he found that the knife wound seemed to have been stabbed by Zhang Pu himself. If someone else had been stabbed, the wound would not have been like this.

But at this time, it was not a matter of talking about this matter, Jiang Dong just hid this matter in his heart and instructed the people of Zhang's Mansion to carry Zhang Pu back to the mansion. He then went to inquire about the capture of the Assassins himself.

Zhang Pu didn't know how tormented it was, for fear that Zhang Zonglie would be caught, and after entering the mansion, he hurriedly asked, "Where is Zhang Zonglie?" Where is it? ”

If Zhang Zonglie comes back through the back door as planned, then this matter will be seamless, thank God.

However, no one said that he saw Steward Zhang, and Zhang Zonglie did not appear by himself, which made Zhang Pu very worried.

When he knew that Jiang was questioning the sedan chair man and others to investigate the assassination, he was worried that Jiang Dong would find any clues. At this time, he suddenly regretted it again as he had faced the emperor before, and he had known this, so he would have prepared well and not be in a hurry to do this.

Not to mention, after Jiang Dong investigated the scene, he found more suspicious points, especially the assassin, who seemed to shout such strange words as "catch the assassin". Faintly, he had a guess in his mind, but he didn't show it. Just let two of his subordinates guard Zhang's mansion, and then personally led the others to chase the assassin.

Zhang Pu's assassination, this matter is a big news in Beijing, especially related to what he was going to do before. As a result, it spreads particularly quickly.

Some people were shocked and felt that some black-hearted people were too arrogant and dared to assassinate in Beijing. And some people are gloating, and look, this is what happens when you offend people!

After Emperor Chongzhen heard the news, he couldn't help but applaud loudly in his heart!

He knew that whether it was to verify the preferential exemption limit of the official gentry, or to collect the arrears, he would definitely encounter very big resistance. If you want to touch their cake, or let them spit out the benefits they have eaten, they will definitely be resisted, or even worse, and they don't know what kind of trouble they will make.

But now it's a good thing, this person was assassinated before he left the Beijing Division, and the assassin still shouted "Dog official to collect arrears", which is obviously related to these two things. At the feet of the Son of Heaven, they are all so arrogant, the emperor will inevitably be angry, this is logical!

Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen, as everyone thought, immediately showed a furious posture, and strictly decreed that the world should be clear, and the preferential and exempt limits of the gentry were clearly stipulated in the laws of the Ming Dynasty, and all the officials and gentry who exceeded the preferential and exemption limit should consciously report to the imperial court and pay taxes and serve before the beginning of the spring of next year. Otherwise, once it is found by the Qin mission, the imperial court is short of money and food, and the affected people are waiting to be fed.

It is natural to repay debts, and it is natural that they owe taxes to the imperial court, but they have not paid them for a long time, and those who have more than 100 acres of grain land will pay low taxes and will not tolerate them!

At the same time, along with this decree, the whole country will be given different rewards for those who have paid taxes on time and have a good record of the number of years they have paid taxes.

For example, if you pay taxes on time for more than two years, you can get a refund of 1% of the tax; Those who have paid taxes on time for more than three years will be given a plaque by the local government and hung in front of the door, and matters related to the government can be dealt with first. Those who have paid taxes on time for more than five years are not allowed to be punished unless the local procuratorate approves them.

Moreover, the rewards and punishments for these two matters should be included in the evaluation of the magistrates. For example, whether the magistrate pays more taxes or defaults on taxes is an indicator of the magistrate's ability.

As soon as this will came out, the world was shocked again.

Some people feel that the emperor seems to be too strict, although there is no problem in legal theory, but there is nothing more than human affection outside the legal principle. The emperor wants to raid the house at every turn, isn't it too ruthless?

However, some people feel that if this will is good, they should raid their homes! The money obtained from the raid was all for disaster relief, and it was not taken by the emperor for personal enjoyment! It's for the public!

As for who thinks it's good and who doesn't, it's because their butts are sitting there. In terms of numbers, there are definitely many people who support this will. Even among some scholars, some people of insight feel that it is good, and they feel that the emperor's will is a powerful response to the current Daming disaster.

But after all, some people are still unconvinced and don't want to pay this money. However, the emperor was heaven, and they could not directly oppose it, so they had to spill their anger on the assassin. If it weren't for the assassin suddenly coming to such a hand, he would not have provoked such a harsh decree from the emperor!

"I don't know which pig's head dared to assassinate the court officials at the feet of the Son of Heaven, is it crazy?"

"You say it's good to stab, if you have to shout something, isn't this a self-confession?"

“……”

When they complained, a few people, those who like conspiracy theories, couldn't guess which one was so stupid, and when they did such a stupid thing, they secretly guessed whether this thing would be sent by the emperor? Otherwise, why did the battle just pass?

No matter how they were, they never thought that this matter would be written and directed by Zhang Pu. Otherwise, they have eaten Zhang Pu's heart, and they haven't even left Beijing yet, so they have made such a moth!

And Emperor Chongzhen's side actually knew the truth of the matter in the afternoon of the same day, because Jiang Dong finally caught Zhang Zonglie.

At that time, the Dongchang army was in a hurry, and Zhang Zonglie was in a hurry, so he didn't dare to run back to Zhang's mansion, so he kept hiding. In the end, Jiang Dong took people and caught them.

However, Jiang Dong had already deduced the strangeness of the matter, and he did not announce the situation, and directly took Zhang Zonglie back to the East Factory.

At the beginning, Zhang Zonglie had to tighten his teeth, didn't recruit anything, and didn't answer anything.

But Jiang Dong already has a lot of evidence and probably guesses the truth of the matter. Under torture and psychological offensive, in the end, Zhang Zonglie knew that he couldn't hide it, so he did all the tricks, including in the end, Zhang Zonglie couldn't attack his own master, it was his own master who snatched the knife and did it to himself, and he also recruited all of them.

After listening to Jiang Dong's advice, Emperor Chongzhen contacted Zhang Pu's actual attitude and immediately deduced that the reason why he did this was that he didn't want to go to Jiangnan.

So, Emperor Chongzhen sneered and said, "The more he doesn't want to go, then he has to go!" ”

Speaking of this, he explained to Jiang Dong and said: "Escort him south immediately, just that little injury, when he arrives in Jiangnan, he will definitely be fine." Keep an eye on him and don't let him get out of his hands again. As for this matter, don't let anyone know about it for the time being, just pretend that you haven't caught the assassin yet. ”

saw the true face of Zhang Pu, a hypocrite, which made Jiang Dong unusually disgusted with him. While responding to Emperor Chongzhen, he made up his mind in his heart, even if Zhang Pu went to the toilet, he would send someone to keep an eye on him to see what he would do?

On the other side, Wu Changshi was there, of course, he was reluctant, but before there was any trouble, Zhang Pu's side had an accident first. So he didn't do anything extra. However, he had a team of brocade guards on his side to protect him, and he and Zhang Pu were the front and rear feet, and immediately went south with a bitter mood.

After dealing with this matter, Emperor Chongzhen returned to the harem to see Empress Zhou. After he retired from the crowd, he showed her information about the background of Zhang Pu and Wu Changshi, including their control of the imperial examination and their "civil emperor".

Queen Zhou was taken aback, or rather, shocked. She often didn't expect that two people with such good reputations would be such people, this is to shake her husband and her son's country, this is worth it!

Regarding her anger after feeling that she had been deceived, Emperor Chongzhen naturally expected it, so he said to Empress Zhou: "Although you are the prince's mother, it is for his good, but the prince is the prince of the country, and you must be cautious about his affairs." If it is related to the foreign court, don't interfere, so as not to be fooled by the foreign ministers again, understand? ”

At the beginning of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the rule that the harem and eunuchs were not allowed to interfere in politics. However, the rules are used to break after all, although there are few, but the harem and eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty have always been involved.

As for Empress Zhou, she is basically very well-behaved. However, Emperor Chongzhen is unruly, and it is estimated that there are many secondary divisions in Beijing, so he let Empress Zhou know through this matter that even if he is not in Beijing, he still has to be the emperor's decision.

In addition, for the education of the crown prince and other princes, Emperor Chongzhen actually had an idea for a long time. However, if it was brought up before, the queen might object. But if you bring it up again at this time, I believe that the queen will not dare to say anything more.

Therefore, taking advantage of this opportunity, he decided to tell Empress Zhou.