Chapter 270: People step on people, people praise people

At the time of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the military generals led the troops to fight, and they were not merciful to the people in addition to killing the enemy, and a large number of young children were castrated and sent to the palace. After the world was peaceful, Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang of Hongwu strictly forbade military generals to plunder young children at will, so many families who could not afford to raise children were castrated privately. Lu Feng was castrated by his father at the age of six and sent to the palace, boiling oil for more than 20 years, and now at first glance at the world of flowers outside the palace, he gradually revealed his true nature.

When he was humble in the palace, he groveled and waited for those big eunuchs, and when he soared, there were naturally many little eunuchs waiting for him. But the people who stepped on it before were the same kind of people who pulled the throat of the male duck like themselves, and no matter how satisfied they were, they were limited, and now they can put up a shelf in front of those civil officials who are in charge of a place or even a province, which is a first-class pride.

At this time, standing at the door of the Qingzhou Mansion prison, looking at the gloomy and dark cell, and smelling the smell that he couldn't tell whether it was rancid or stinky, Lu Feng couldn't help frowning. Although he was a eunuch and came from a poor background, he had always had a habit of cleanliness and was extremely clean, if it weren't for the fear of not being treated by the emperor, he would have liked to incense on his clothes to cover the lingering smell of urine. After looking at his new pair of thin-soled shoes that he had just changed into this morning, he turned his head to look at Zhang Yue.

"Lord Xiao Zhang, although this matter is mainly based on you, but a place like the prison is not a good place, so it would be better to hand it over to the people below to check. Besides, people were arrested by Lord Du and you, how could there be a mistake? ”

"After all, it's a big murder, so it's better to see it in person." Knowing that Lu Feng was unwilling to go to the prison, Zhang Yue smiled and suggested, "This time, Lord Ling has already ordered the case file to be sent to the front signing room, why don't you go there and review it first?" Calling the little official to read next to him saves effort and worry. ”

"That's good, let's listen to Lord Zhang's assignment."

As soon as Zhang Yue said this, Lu Feng suddenly smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed, thinking that he really had nothing to say to follow this one to do things, the easy work belonged to him, and the heavy work was all taken care of, and such a good person couldn't be found with a lantern. When he turned around, he had to do his best to say something good for Zhang Yue, didn't he see how much advantage Zhang Qian had in relying on the British public?

When Lu Feng swaggered away with the two little eunuchs accompanying him, Zhang Yue smiled slightly, and then raised his hand and made a gesture to the prefect Ling Hua. After partnering for half a year, they had a tacit understanding with each other, Ling Hua entered the door without saying a word, Zhang Yue followed closely with Peng Shisan, and the other subordinate officials stayed outside in a knowing way, and only a few errand officers followed.

The prison of Qingzhou Mansion was newly built during the Hongwu period, in order to prevent the prisoners from escaping, the whole prison was built to be extremely solid in all directions, with one layer on the ground and one layer underground. Naturally, digging into the ground was too expensive, and the dungeon was much smaller than the forty cells above, with only five cells in total. Due to the heavy cane punishment and exile punishment of the Ming Dynasty, the prison was rarely overcrowded, but this time it was full from the ground to the ground.

The June day was already sweltering, the prison was airtight, and hundreds of people were overcrowded. Despite this, the prefect Ling Hua didn't care about this, his eyes swept towards the prisoners with drooping heads in the fence, he looked back at Zhang Yue, and whispered, "Let's go inside?" ”

There are naturally four errand agents for the verification of the roster, and Zhang Yue just wants to find a place to talk to Ling Hua, after all, some things are really inconvenient for people to be in the middle. With the 500 Beijing battalion sergeants entourage, he doesn't have to worry about safety; With Lu Feng accompanying him, his Qin Cha is even more justifiable; However, it was even more difficult for him to meet someone in private, after all, there were countless pairs of eyes staring at him wherever he went.

Although there is a saying that Ci is not in charge of the army, Ling Hua, a civil official, is not a soft-hearted lord. Thinking of this killing of so many people, he was just a little uncomfortable in his heart, but as long as he thought that if these people really made trouble and died, his only hesitation would recede like a tide. He was even grateful to Zhang Yue for blocking the big deal this time, and even single-handedly did the killing.

While the errand officer checked the people one by one, he and Zhang Yue walked to the place where the errand was resting in front of him. The place had long been emptied, and there was not a single idler, and some flowers and plants were put in the furnace, which neutralized the pungent smell outside. Sitting down face-to-face with Zhang Yue at both ends of the table, he asked uneasily: "I heard that the prince of Han asked for a holy decree and will come to the execution ground in person in three days, do you want the Dusi Yamen to transfer some more soldiers?" ”

Zhang Yue thought to himself that this was expected, if the Han Palace's previous application by Zhu Di stopped, it would be strange. He smiled and said, "I already knew about this." Liu Dushuai has already transferred hundreds of people from the guard, plus the elite of the Beijing camp that I am traveling with, as long as I carefully check at the city gate, there will definitely be no accident. Besides, I just arrived yesterday, and three days later I started to kill people, and even if there were fish that slipped through the net and wanted to rescue them, I couldn't arrange them in a hurry. ”

Ling Hua saw that Zhang Yue was calm and calm, and his heart couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After discussing the arrangements for three days later, he suddenly thought of the eunuch who looked unpleasant, and couldn't help but complain: "That Father-in-law Lu is really boring to look at, but he is just a eunuch, and he often picks and chooses, and he speaks in a weird way, I really don't know how you endured it." This eunuch is not allowed to interfere in politics Originally, it was the iron law of Taizu, and it was not a good thing for the emperor to reuse this generation. ”

"It's fine for you to say these things in front of me, but don't show them outside. He was only thirty years old and had already risen to the fourth rank, and he would probably be reused in the future. Zhang Yue said lightly, and then asked, "How is this year's summer grain harvest?" Has the next crop already been planted? What about the craftsman Liu I left behind? ”

"The summer grain harvest is quite considerable, soybeans have been planted in many places, but most places are still waiting, after all, this thing has to be done step by step, but many people have begun to try to raise silkworms, after all, there are no others in our Qingzhou Mansion, that is, the most barren mountains. That craftsman Liu ran around the countryside all day long, and everyone gave him the title of a master craftsman, and he was very proud. Thanks to the Xi'er girl by his side, otherwise it would be difficult for him to have inconvenient legs and feet. ”

That girl hasn't even returned to Gaoshantun yet?

Zhang Yue raised his eyebrows, really a little surprised. And Ling Hua frowned, and suddenly remembered a big event, and couldn't help but slap his face hard: "I almost forgot the most important thing." Before, you and Lord Du successively transferred troops, and the prefect's yamen posted your brilliant examples everywhere, but many people repented, and the yamen arrested some people one after another. Among the people who were caught, someone came out, saying that Tang Sai'er, the leader of the White Lotus Sect, had disappeared with a few henchmen, and now the White Lotus Sect was flying in chaos without a leader, and many of them were hiding in the mountains and falling into the grass. I wonder if it would be bad for them to become a bandit, what good idea do you have? ”

"The emperor's purpose is to kill one by one against the party, if there is no recruitment, I really can't do anything about these people. The land of Shandong is full of water and mountains, where they hide, even if they send thousands of people to encircle and suppress, they may not be able to find it, unless it is the ...... of Neiying" Speaking of this, Zhang Yue couldn't help but stop, and suddenly thought of the dozens of lives he managed to leave behind, and couldn't help but light up his eyes, "In this way, you send the list and let people spread the news, if there is a person who is willing to be the first to be the internal responder, he will not be blamed in the past, and he will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver." Even if there is no news for a while, they will doubt each other, and in the end, maybe the infighting will be dispersed after that. ”

The dozens of Nei Ying released before were already famous, so Ling Hua understood what Zhang Yue's idea meant as soon as he heard it, and he couldn't help but muttered something sinister in his heart, but nodded with a smile on his face. The two met and discussed for a while, and Peng Shisan's voice came from outside, but the messenger had already finished counting. Standing up and going out to take over the thick stack of rosters, Zhang Yue flipped through it casually, his eyes swept over the names, and he couldn't help but flash a sentence in his heart - it's better to cry as a family than all the way.

Even if the family who is going to cry will never be happy, it is better to lose a few hundred heads than to lose thousands or tens of thousands! He just adheres to the holy will to kill chickens and monkeys, so he can't be soft-hearted!

"Let's go!"

Zhang Yue closed the roster, greeted Ling Hua and walked out. However, just as the officers were counting and checking, the prisoners in the cells, even if they had been sleepy, were now crowded to the fence, and a pair of hands stretched out from inside, shouting one after another.

"The dog officer must not die well!"

"Adults, the little ones are just deceived by others, the little ones still have a seventy-year-old lady at home, and the little ones can make meritorious contributions!"

"Even if Lao Tzu is dead, he will still be a good man after eighteen years!"

The jumbled shouting was mixed with the screams and shouts of the officers wielding whips, all of which disappeared as the prison doors slowly closed. Whether it was Zhang Yue or Ling Hua, this was the first time to set foot in this place in person, and after the two stood still, they took a breath of fresh air and glanced at each other in unison.

Ling Hua sighed helplessly, "If possible, I would never want to set foot here in the future!" ”

"What Lord Ling said is what I want to say." Zhang Yue smiled bitterly, and immediately cheered up and asked, "According to the judge, Lord Song will come in three days?" ”

"Lord Song was sick a few days ago, but if he was in better health, he should have rushed over......"

Ling Hua was about to say something more, but an errand officer suddenly rushed over at a trot, and hurriedly shouted without caring about saluting when he came closer: "My lord, many local gentlemen have sent posts, saying that they want to meet the two lords, and they are waiting in the flower hall in front of the palace. How to send them away, please show me. ”

What else to do besides killing people was originally something that Zhang Yue considered when he came down this time. After this incident, he was afraid that he would have to sit idle in Beijing for a while, and the more this happened, the more he had to make arrangements. Thinking of the Fang family he had dealt with before, and thinking of Lu Feng, who had a lot of thoughts, he had an idea with a roll of his eyes.

"Since everyone has come to the door, then naturally you have to be appeased, you go to the signing room to invite Grandpa Lu!"