Suzhou, in front of the official office

Because the eunuchs wanted to arrest Zhou Shunchang, the angry crowd in Suzhou actually beat the Dongchang Tiqi to death.

Things went haywire.

Seeing that people were killed, the people who surrounded the yamen gradually dispersed.

Dongchang Fanzi died, or died in front of the yamen, and the matter was too big.

None of the officials in Suzhou could afford this responsibility.

Mao Yilu, the governor of Suzhou, Xu Ji, the governor of Yushi, and Li Shi, the weaver of Su Song, jointly reported to the capital Feizhang.

The chapter is going north, and great changes are coming.

Suzhou's local heroes can no longer sit still.

Once the news of the civil unrest reaches the capital, the imperial court may mobilize officers and soldiers to encircle and suppress it at any time.

As soon as the officers and soldiers arrived, it must have been burned.

Suzhou Haoqiang, but no one has the intention of rebellion.

Competing interests are one thing, rebellion is another.

Fortunately, there is a precedent for this situation.

After friendly negotiations between the local Haoqiang in Suzhou and the governor Mao Yilu.

The two sides quickly reached an agreement.

Zhou Shunchang, the leader of the popular uprising, surrendered to the yamen on his own.

The powerful handed over the so-called leaders of the popular uprising, the murderers Yan Peiwei, Ma Jie, Shen Yang, Yang Nianru, and Zhou Wenyuan.

First give the court a big step.

As for private deals, that's not well known.

Mao Yilu, the governor of Suzhou, acted resolutely, and immediately threw the five leaders of the rebels into prison, and Feishu reported the victory to the capital.

When the news of the Suzhou uprising reached the capital, Wei Zhongxian was calm on the surface, but he was scared in his heart.

Although he had already been mentally prepared for the local hero, he still felt very panicked when this moment really came.

Zhu Youzhen got the information about the Suzhou civil uprising, but he was very excited.

Suzhou is not a small place like Qingzhou.

Over the years, the taxes paid by Zhejiang have been close to one-third of the total taxes paid by the Ming Dynasty.

The taxes paid by Suzhou account for one-half of Zhejiang's taxes.

Because of this, the Ming Dynasty has the saying that Su Song is rich in the world.

Suzhou's local Haoqiang, that definitely belongs to the first-class Haoqiang of the Ming Dynasty. Their strength in all aspects is not comparable to the Zhao family's township power.

Wei Zhongxian's treatment of Suzhou Haoqiang, no matter what the result is, can provide Zhu Youzhen with great reference value.

At the cabinet meeting, Wei Zhongxian's first feeling about the handling of the civil unrest in Suzhou was to transfer troops.

Troops cannot be transferred.

But this time, the opinions of the backbone of the eunuch party once again disagreed with Wei Zhongxian.

Different from the discussion of the new deal last time, all the backbone of the eunuch party voted against it this time, and their reasons are surprisingly unanimous:

As soon as the soldiers moved, no one could guarantee the integrity of Suzhou.

There is no way, Suzhou is too heavy in the Ming Dynasty's taxes.

The news from Suzhou was that the mob killed Dongchang Fanzi, and did not smash the official yamen, let alone kill the official rebellion. At best, it belongs to the category of popular uprising.

After all, the popular rebellion was not really a rebellion.

The people are in turmoil, and Suzhou is not without precedent.

Once the troops are deployed, what should I do if Suzhou Haoqiang is forced to really launch a rebellion?

If Suzhou Haoqiang really rebelled, even if the imperial court could be successfully pacified, Suzhou would become a ruin, which would not be something that the current Ming Dynasty could bear.

Wei Zhongxian finally tasted the feeling of throwing a rat bogey this time.

It is no wonder that Emperor Wanli, who was as strong as Emperor Wanli back then, could only downplay the civil unrest in Suzhou that killed the tax officials.

It's not that he doesn't want to, it's that he really doesn't dare.

The eunuch party's emergency countermeasures have not yet been come up, but the good news of Suzhou has reached the capital.

Calculating the time, there was only a two-day interval between the good news and the outbreak of the civil unrest.

This is obviously a quick agreement between the government and Haoqiang, and Haoqiang can be regarded as giving the court a face.

"This Mao Yilu is really a good official." Wei Zhongxian said in a strange way.

"Governor, that's fine. With such a step, the face of the court can also get by. Wei Guangwei persuaded softly.

Wei Guangwei was telling the truth, his wish to enter the cabinet had been fulfilled. Many years of obsession are gone, and now he just wants to be an official in peace, and he really doesn't want to make any more waves in the DPRK.

How good is peace, what are you fighting for?

In particular, Suzhou is treating the local heroes this time, and once the precedent of using troops is set, it is not a good phenomenon for their respective families.

can be like the way it was handled in the Wanli period, that is the best result of everyone's happiness.

Wei Zhongxian glanced at Wei Guangwei, he was a little impatient with Wei Guangwei's cautiousness.

He could feel that after entering the cabinet, Wei Guangwei had completely lost the momentum of the year, and he couldn't keep up with his pace anymore.

Thinking of Feng Quan, who is full of momentum now, Wei Zhongxian thought to himself: Maybe it's really time to add a new cabinet member.

I know that Gonggong Wei doesn't like this kind of treatment that damages the majesty of the imperial court.

But that's the best way to deal with it, and it's good for all parties.

"Governor, it's okay to deal with it like this. Suzhou really can't be messed up. ”

Gu Bingqian didn't care about Father-in-law Wei's gloomy face, and also insisted on this concept.

"Although the imperial court's finances are relatively generous this year, the three major halls have begun to be repaired, and Liaodong must not lack money. Counting it all, the little money and food in the hands of the court is still tight. ”

"If Suzhou's tax revenue can't come up, then the imperial court will be missing a big piece, which will definitely affect the maintenance of the three major halls."

With Gu Bingqian's words, Wei Zhongxian's brows became tighter and tighter.

He understood what Gu Bingqian meant.

Suzhou really can't move troops.

Once the army is mobilized, there is no hope of paying taxes, at least this year.

There is a large chunk of revenue to be taxed, and a large chunk of military spending is added to the expenditure.

Not to mention, the mobilization of troops may also have to prepare for the cost of pension for refugees, which will cost even more.

Inside and out, the imperial court really can't afford such a big loss.

"Alas, there are so many of them here." No matter how you calculate it, the money everywhere can't be broken, Wei Zhongxian can only sigh in his heart.

Seeing that Gonggong Wei was unhappy, Gu Bingqian asked: "Dugong, what to do with the leader of the rebellious people reported by Mao Yilu?" ”

"Let's cut it." The three cold words squeezed out from between Wei Zhongxian's teeth.

"This ......" Wei Guangwei still wanted to persuade, but seeing Grandpa Wei's gloomy face, he swallowed his words back.

Can't stimulate Father-in-law Wei anymore, Father-in-law Wei doesn't have the size of Wanli Ye's belly.

It is not a pity that a few rioters will die.

"Governor, hurry, quickly arrange for the arrest of Gao Panlong, and if it is too late, there will be changes."

As soon as Wei Zhongxian finished the cabinet's political meeting, he received an urgent reminder from Cui Chengxiu.

"What?" Wei Zhongxian paused, and then he reacted.

The civil turmoil in Suzhou, such a major event will spread all over the world in an instant.

Regardless of whether Zhou Shunchang arranged for someone to report the news, the news of Zhou Shunchang's surrender will definitely spread quickly with the news of the civil unrest in Suzhou.

The Donglin Party will definitely be able to produce bad information from it.

Regardless of whether Zhou Qiyuan is caught or not, it is urgent to arrest Gao Panlong.