Just after the Shangyuan Festival in the sixth year of Wude, everything gradually returned to life. Gao Xianning looked at the scenery outside the grass curtain of the carriage, which was quiet and peaceful.

The peach and plum branches on both sides of the post road are budding and the branches are swaying flexibly in the breeze, which is completely different from the posture of the dead branches, and the weeping willows also send out tender green shoots. Looking at the field from afar, it is also shrouded in a layer of yellow-green color.

The road surface is covered with a layer of hard soil. There is not much rain in Shandong, and the post road has become solid and stable after being trampled by countless cars, horses and pedestrians. The carriage drove very comfortably on such a road, and a slight puff of yellow dust rose in the air, and the simplicity of the ancient road was very harmonious with the spring color of spring.

Unexpectedly, at this moment, there was a sudden sound of horses' hooves from behind, and after a while, someone hurriedly said: "It's the opposite!" ”

Gao Xianning shouted, and the carriage in front of him made a "whoo" sound, slowly slowing down the horses driving. The horseman then caught up with the carriage, and the man was dressed in a green coat and a hat, and his head turned slightly to reveal his face, which was none other than Chen Jiang, the head of the Jinyi Guard.

Chen Jiang always hugged his fists on horseback and said: "Lord Yugao, Linqu County, Qingzhou Prefecture, and all places near the left have rebelled. More than 1,000 people from all walks of life looted all the way, went straight to Linqu County, and coerced the people along the way, and the momentum grew rapidly. At this time, martial law was imposed in the county seat, and unfortunately the Ding servants who had gathered before had dispersed back to the township, and the county seat was understaffed and was already in danger. ”

Mr. Chen, who spoke, was a little nervous. But Gao Xianning, who was sitting in the carriage, just listened, and his face did not change, and he did not even react at all.

Seeing that Gao Xianning did not respond, Mr. Chen paused for a moment and continued: "The brothers of Qingzhou City have reported that Qingzhou has sent a total of three fast horses to Jinan Mansion and Jingshi in an urgent manner. Among them, there were people and horses who set off to the political envoys and the envoys of Shandong, and the remaining ones went straight to Beijing to report the emergency. ”

Gao Xianning said: "I know, Mr. Chen has worked hard all the way. ”

Chen said: "The last thing will be within the division." ”

Gao Xianning thought about it for a while, and couldn't help but sigh: "The political envoy Chu Yun finally maintained the situation, but he can't hold it down now." Let's go to Jinan Mansion now and meet Chu Yun. ”

Chen always wanted to speak and stopped, and seemed a little confused. As soon as something happened in Qingzhou Mansion, Gao Xianning and others left to go to Jinan, but they ignored the local mess, which was really a bit incomprehensible.

Gao Xianning looked at General Chen's expression and asked, "What?" ”

Mr. Chen finally didn't ask much, but said: "There is a Qingzhou guard on the ground in Qingzhou Mansion, and it stands to reason that the brothers of the guard can first send troops to rescue Linqu County when they encounter such an urgent matter, and then report to the military department." Jinan Mansion is not far away, if the commander of the envoy above also agrees, Qingzhou Wei Ke will soon send troops. ”

Gao Xianning thought for a while and said, "I don't care about what to do in the province first." ”

Mr. Chen was stunned for a moment, what he said just now obviously did not mean to suggest that Lord Gao should interfere in the province. He was just anxious about the situation of Qingzhou Mansion.

Gao Xianning continued: "Wang Zhai, the prefect of Qingzhou, listened to what I meant, but it was only a suggestion. The affairs of the first government are gone, but we cannot interfere in the decision-making of the three divisions of Shandong. I'm not the governor, and Dali Siqing can't manage the three divisions, let alone the three divisions. ”

Mr. Chen bowed and said, "Yes." ”

Gao Xianning said: "Mr. Chen will go back to Qingzhou Mansion and continue to inquire about the news, and I will take my entourage to Jinan Mansion." ”

Chen ordered the general commander to say goodbye to Gao Xianning on the post road, and they went in different directions. Gao Xianning went west to Jinan Mansion according to the arrangement just now.

In the second half of the first month, Gao Xianning and his party returned to Jinan City. As soon as he entered the house, his family members told him that many people had come to visit recently, and even some of them had come a few times, and left a famous post, asking Gao Xianning to meet him as soon as he returned to Jinan.

Gao Xianning looked through a bunch of famous posts and found two people who he thought were more important, one of which was the political envoy of Shandong. Gao Xianning is going to visit Chu Yin as soon as possible and talk about it when he meets him.

The grade of Dali Siqing is not as high as that of a provincial political envoy, but Gao Xianning has added the title of prince Taibao, and his status is higher than that of Chu Yin. Gao Xianning doesn't pay attention to these, and it doesn't hurt to take the initiative to come to the door to visit.

He was busy bathing and changing clothes, cleaning up his dusty appearance and going out.

Unexpectedly, before he went out, Chu Yun came to the house. Gao Xianning had to ask the house slave to open the door to greet him, and received Chu Yun as a peer.

Chu Yin has been in officialdom for a long time, but his age is not very big, although his hair is gray, his skin is still flat, he has two big ears, and his body is wide and fat. He was dressed in a bright red official robe and a black veil, and it seemed that he had come straight from the yamen. Gao Xianning exchanged a few words at the door of the mansion, and then led him to the middle hall of the mansion to take a seat.

After the maid brought the tea, she was signaled by Gao Xianning to go down, and Chu Yin got down to business.

The mess in Qingzhou Mansion, Gao Xianning's local fingers, naturally cannot be disconnected, or the most direct fuse; And these things, Wang Zhai, the prefect of Qingzhou, must have informed Chu Yin a long time ago.

However, Chu Yin didn't mean to accuse Gao Xianning at all, and he asked: "Xiaguan dares to ask Gao Siqing, what is the meaning of the Holy Lord on the situation in Shandong?" ”

Gao Xianning glanced at Chu Yin and said, "The Holy Lord's northern tour passed through Jinan Mansion, and Enzhun Chen returned to his hometown to visit relatives. ”

"Oh." Chu Yin replied and nodded thoughtfully.

Gao Xianning then said: "However, I often accompany the saint to his side and do some things to check and fill in the gaps, and I have also talked about the strategy of governing the country among the monarchs and ministers on weekdays. ”

Chu Yin hurriedly said: "Yes." ”

Gao Xianning was silent for a while, and said quietly: "The matter of Qingzhou Mansion, the prince does not need to worry, the saint will definitely not blame the envoy." ”

Chu Yun immediately said: "Xia Guan understands. If there is anything that the subordinate can do his best, please also ask Gao Siqing to command. ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Gao Xianning said.

Chu Wei was slightly stunned, pondered for a moment, and then asked cautiously: "Qingzhou Wei is the closest to the place where the incident occurred, and the colleagues who command the envoy department, should they let Qingzhou Wei go to quell the rebellion first?" ”

Gao Xianning waved his hand and said, "I can't take care of the affairs of the three divisions. ”

Chu Yun thought for a while and said, "Since this is the case, Xia Guan will inform Gao Siqing for his colleagues." The commander of the envoy planned to stabilize the palace and the acropolis for the time being, and did not act rashly, first sent an urgent report to the military department, and waited for the imperial court to order before making the next arrangement. ”

After he finished speaking, his expression was a little depressed, as if he sighed secretly.

Gao Xianning glanced at him again, then picked up the teacup and said, "Please." "Let's take a sip of tea.

Chu Yun also drank tea to moisten his mouth.

At this time, Gao Xianning said quietly: "Don't worry, don't worry, there's nothing to do." If anything, it wouldn't have waited until now. In recent years, some people in the court do not agree with the strategy of the prince to govern the place, but fortunately, the saint has spoken for you. Now it's just an abscess, and it's inevitable that something will go wrong. If the sores are not broken, the wounds will not heal for many years. ”

"Yes, yes. Gao Siqing woke up the lower official with a word, like waking up a person in a dream. Chu Yun was especially respectful at the moment, probably mentioning the Holy One.

Gao Xianning nodded in approval, picked up the bowl again, and held it in his hand.

Chu Yun got up and said, "The lower officials won't bother much, please leave." ”

"I'll send the prince out." Gao Xianning immediately put down the bowl and stood up.

Gao Xianning was at home, waiting for the report of the captain of the Jinyi Guard, while preparing for everything. At the beginning of February, he posted a post inviting acquaintances from all over the country to a manor in the south of Jinan to have a literary meeting. Because the place is not quiet, it is inconvenient for everyone to have a banquet at this time, so the manor has prepared some tea and snacks, as well as fasting meals to entertain the guests.

The people in the forest gathered together. There was no need for anyone to come forward to preside, so everyone naturally waved ink on the spot and began to write articles in support of the Qingzhou government to quell the rebellion. or use the incident to express the frustration of the unused, or impassionedly denounce the thieves, or sympathize with the suffering of the people, and all kinds of remarks.

It is precisely Gao Xianning, who was famous all over the world for his article "On the Becoming King of Zhou Gongfu" and is good at writing articles, but there is no article today. After he arrived, he spoke directly in public.

Gao Xianning's remarks today are not of high style in Shilin, because there is almost no intention, that is, to narrate what he has seen and heard.

He first talked about the ins and outs of the thief leader "White Dragon" being forced to start an incident, from the fact that Bai Long let believers mix men and women in the village and humiliate the bride, to gang up with the leaders of the White Lotus Sect such as Yang San and Liu Jun, who raised troops to besiege the county seat, all of which happened recently.

Then Gao Xianning began to talk about what "friends" had reported in the place where the incident occurred, focusing on how the rebels robbed and killed the gentry, and how they distributed the money and food of the landlords and wealthy households to the homeless. In the eyes of the White Lotus Sect, the government and the gentry are the culprits who exploited the people, and they are innocent. Rebellion is the purpose of the White Lotus Sect, during the Yuan Dynasty, the White Lotus Sect helped the rebel army to rebel against the Mongols, and when the Ming Dynasty got the world, they continued to rebel against the Ming Dynasty, as it has always been.

The lobby, which was lively and noisy before, has become a bit solemn at this time, and most people are silent. Obviously, the people in Shilin who have the time to drink tea and compose poems and essays, and the guests here are almost all people with solid family backgrounds, and they are different in number, but they are the people condemned by the White Lotus Sect.

Seeing this, Gao Xianning changed his words, and said: "The thief head White Dragon Gu bewitches the villagers, does dirty things, and allows the village women to give birth to their sons, which is contrary to human ethics. Later, he coerced the homeless people and resisted the arrest of the government. During this period, they robbed the relief grain stored in the Yicang in various parts of Qingzhou to replenish military funds; And the grain that can keep the people from starving to death in the wilderness is just the official grain that arrived in Shandong from the south last year.

The White Lotus Sect has a bad record, and everything has real evidence, and the evidence is conclusive. You must go to the people of Xiaoyu Shandong to revive the people's customs when you are drinking in your hometown. ”

Everyone agreed, and many applauded. Gao Xianning, who doesn't write articles in a straight way, still has a clear mind and is black and white.