Zhu Hongsan was very happy when he thought that there was Shaozhou Mansion in Guangdong in front of him. Finally arrived in Guangdong. The main thing is that you don't have to walk through the mountains anymore.

Shaozhou Mansion is the northern gate of Guangdong, and the only way to enter Guangdong from the hinterland of the Central Plains is through Shaozhou Mansion. Zhu Hongsan had been here before, but by that time it had been renamed Shaoguan. As you can tell from the name, this place is a pass.

There are still ten miles away from Shaozhou Mansion, and Zhu Hongsan saw why Shaozhou City was on fire? Could it be that this is also a rogue? Can't, Zhang Xianzhong, didn't they let themselves be repulsed?

Zhu Hongsan cautiously ordered the team to stop and asked Wang Xiaobao to send someone to see what was going on.

After a while, the scouts returned, and the gate of Shaozhou Mansion opened, and the soldiers guarding the gate did not know where to go. The fire in the city was taken advantage of by some ruffians to rob.

Zhu Hongsanleng said: "What's going on?" The guards have all run away, and there are bandits coming? ”

Zhu Hongsan ordered Zhang Sanqiang's battalion to speed up the pace and enter the city to calm the order.

Zhu Hongsan led the team to the gate of Shaozhou Mansion an hour later. Zhang Sanqiang has quelled the riot and arrested more than 100 splashes and knelt on the list.

Zhu Hongsan asked, "Zhang San, what's the matter?" ”

Zhang Sanqiang said: "Sir, I caught a few soldiers who escaped and asked. When they saw us leaving the mountains, they thought we were the vanguard of the rogues. Afraid of death, they opened the gates and fled. The prefect of the city has hanged himself, these are the troublemakers who were arrested, what should I do? ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "All the troublemakers were cut off, and their heads were hung on the city gate to set an example." ”

Then he turned to Feng Ziyong and said, "Second cousin, you take fifty people to the prefect to take over and restore order." The rest of the night. ”

Feng Ziyong took the order and left.

All the soldiers in the city ran away, and Zhu Hongsan didn't have to camp outside the city, so he ordered the whole team to swagger into the city and set up camp in the playground in front of the prefect's yamen.

Walking down the street, I saw that all the shops were closed. People peeked through the cracks in the door. Seeing this, Zhu Hongsan and Ma Jiyuan beside him said: "Big brother, you can see it, the whole south is afraid of the rogue and is afraid of the enemy like a tiger." When they heard the name, they all ran away, what is the use of such an official? ”

Ma Jiyuan was also angry enough and scolded: "It's not a pity for such an official to die." He hanged himself without even seeing who was coming. ”

Zhu Hongsan led a group of people to the front of the prefect's yamen, and saw that Feng Ziyong was very efficient, and he had already posted a notice to calm the people. And let the remaining officials go from house to house to inform themselves that they are not rogues, but people from Huguang.

An Min's notice was very useful, and after seeing that Zhu Hongsan and they had no evil deeds, the doors of the shops opened one by one.

Zhu Hongsan was sitting in the hall of the government at this time, and there were some local officials standing below.

Zhu Hongsan scolded: "Why don't you bastards die, it's better to raise a group of dogs than to raise you." ”

The Tongzhi of Shaozhou Mansion said: "This adult can't say that, Governor Zhang's Mansion was also forced to hang himself, and the officers and soldiers ran away, what's the use of us as a literati?" ”

Zhu Hongsan scolded: "What the hell did you do wrong, and you dare to talk back? Come, and whip him ten lashes. ”

The soldier on the side came over and held down the fellow acquaintance and whipped him and flew it, beating his parents to scream.

Ma Jiyuan, who was on the side, couldn't stand it anymore, and said: "Lord, don't be so rude to scholars, we haven't gained a foothold in Guangdong yet." ”

Zhu Hongsan nodded and said, "Okay, don't fight." I ask you, is it right for me to hit you. ”

When the same acquaintance heard this, he was so angry that he beat himself ten times and asked himself if he was right. But there was no way, the person had to bow his head under the eaves, and hurriedly said: "The adult is right." ”

Zhu Hongsan saw that he had a good attitude in admitting his guilt, and his anger also decreased. said: "We're just passing by, Tongzhi, you can see what to do." Your prefect is dead, and it's your business whether you report it or what you do. We are to stay in the city for three days. ”

Tongzhi hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, the lower officials must arrange everyone's diet." ”

After Zhu Hongsan finished speaking, he arranged for someone to go down and do his own work. That Tongzhi and Tong Yangjia went out to buy daily necessities, Tong Yangjia was really Tong Peel, not to mention that the money in the treasury was emptied, and Tongzhi made a lot of IOUs, and borrowed a lot of silver from the people in the name of the government.

Tong Yangjia used this silver to purchase a large amount of materials in Shaozhou Mansion.

Zhu Hongsan lived in Shaozhou Mansion for three days, and found that Guangdong in the Ming Dynasty was not interesting. The population is also small, with less than 30,000 people in Shaozhou. It's about the same as a county town in Huguang.

I was not satisfied with the food, and many dishes were only invented in the Qing Dynasty. At this time, the food in Guangdong was similar to that of Huguang.

After a few days in the city, I feel bored, maybe Guangzhou Mansion can be better.

Feng Ziyong was quite satisfied with the past three days, and found the feeling of being an official again. Local officials were afraid of the whip in Zhu Hongsan's hand and actively cooperated with Feng for his own use. Three days later, Feng Ziyong didn't want to leave.

Zhu Hongsan ignored his thoughts, and left Shaozhou Mansion three days later under the guidance of local officials.

Now it's August, because of a one-month delay in Chenzhou, I don't know if Ma Mingyuan has returned. Shaozhou Mansion is more than 500 miles away from Guangzhou Mansion and 600 miles away from Dongguan.

Zhu Hongsan originally wanted to go down the Beijiang River on the edge of Shaozhou Mansion, but he heard that the Beijiang River was going to flow through Guangzhou Mansion into the Pearl River. In addition, it is too close to Zhaoqing, where the governor of Liangguang is stationed.

The current governor of Liangguang is Shen Youlong, this guy is a Jinshi in the forty-fourth year of Wanli, and Ma Jiyuan, his uncle, and Feng Ziyong's father, Feng Ruoshu, are all on the same list.

Thinking of this, Zhu Hongsan felt that after arriving in Dongguan, he should let Feng Ziyong go to visit Shen Youlong.

Thinking of this, Zhu Hongsan asked Feng Ziyong on the side: "Second cousin, how much do you know about Shen Youlong?" ”

Feng Ziyong said: "Shen Youlong and my father are on the same list. He went to Dangzhi County, Zhejiang. It was just a general acquaintance with my father. What's wrong? Boss's business? ”

Zhu Hongsan then asked, "How about Ma Guoan, the eldest uncle of the second brother?" ”

Feng Ziyong said: "They have a good relationship, they were all demoted because of the eunuch party back then, and they should be able to talk." ”

Zhu Hongsan nodded and said, "Second cousin, the second brother went to Nanzhili to serve as an official for you, and I am going to let you go to Dongguan to be the magistrate." What do you think? ”

In the past few days, Feng Ziyong has just found the feeling of being an official, and he is very happy to hear this. But he said, "It's not okay to let me go, let's let the eldest brother go." After all, he was a governor, and his grade was above mine. ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "Big brother can't do it, his talent is too condescending to be a magistrate." Your ability is just right. ”

Feng Ziyong, who was angry at this sentence, snorted, although he knew that Zhu Hongsan did not mean to say this. But it's too annoying to listen to.

Zhu Hongsan saw that Feng Ziyong was angry, and said happily: "Second cousin, don't be angry. The eldest brother is too upright, and he is suitable to be a royal history. The magistrate was not suitable for him. ”

Hearing Zhu Hongsan say this, Feng Ziyong's face looked better. said: "What about Governor Xu?" He's also above me. ”

Zhu Hongsan said: "He is not our own person, the first official position must be our own people, and there are some things that are easy to do." ”

Feng Ziyong was very happy in his heart, he was the first among his colleagues to have an official position, which meant that he could enter the upper echelons of power earlier. That literati doesn't want to be a marquis and pay homage to the prime minister? Feng Ziyong fell into the obscenity of being the first assistant.

Seeing Feng's self-indulgence, Zhu Hongsan was full of contempt, these stinky old nine are like this, if they want them to work, they have to give some forage. If you want the horses to run, Zhu Hongsan can't do it if you don't give the horses grass.

Zhu Hongsan's choice of road was to go south along the Beijiang River, pass through Yingde, and change the route to the east in Qingyuan. After Conghua and Zengcheng counties to Dongguan County.

Because it has entered Guangdong, there is no difficult road along the way. Zhu Hongsan walked very fast. A month and a half later, he was in front of Zengjiang. Zhu Hongsan did not enter Zengcheng County. Now it is very close to Dongguan, and it is still early, so Zhu Hongsan plans to rush to Dongguan as much as possible through the Zengjiang River.

Beyond the Zengjiang River is the Pearl River Delta, a place with a dense water network and a dense population. At a glance, there are villages, which means a bit of a lake.

The county seat of Dongguan is on the east bank of the Pearl River Delta. Zhu Hongsan arrived here after dark. I didn't rush into the city, but found a place twenty miles away from the city to camp first, and planned to take a few people into the city tomorrow to have a look.