"It's a fuss, it's a fuss!"

In the yamen of Nanjing's household department, the solemn and solemn state financial institution, there are a few officials from the Donglin Restoration Society, but they are like chicken blood, and they gallop in, and they can't even take care of the official authority system, and look at Gao Hongtu A few bigwigs are sitting in the Baiyun Pavilion in the backyard to enjoy the coolness, and a few young officials just ran over as if they were smoking.

"Salute to the Great Situ and the Chief Constitution!"

The few people sitting in the pavilion are all old men with scarlet robes and jade belts and white eyebrows, as for why Zhang Shenyan didn't go to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to sit on duty, but ran to the household to sit and drink tea, that is a matter of opinion.

Seeing a few juniors running sweaty, Gao Hongtu smiled and shook his head, Zhang Shenyan, who is usually a little eccentric, just frowned, and then his face was full of smiles.

"What are you yelling about, the state ministry and the organs, why are you so nonsense?"

"Yes, yes, the subordinates know it's wrong."

"What's going on?"

"Yangzhou came to the news, last night 24 general merchants gathered more than 70 salt merchants, as well as the gentry in Yangzhou Mansion School, and then there are hawkers, salt ding, people, afraid that there are not 10,000 people, decided to go to Chen Mingxia's residence this morning to petition, please exempt the salt merchants from donations, in order to protect the benefit of salt consumption in the world, please slow down the cleaning of the salt class, if there is a disadvantage, please slowly reform, do not make a big mess in the Huai and Yang areas, the people's hearts are not solid, and the country hurts itself."

The official who said that the eyebrows fluttered, as if he was in Yangzhou and in the crowd.

Yangzhou and Nanjing, separated by a river, cross the river from Guazhou, and then gallop fast, and the news can be delivered in an hour and a half. Now at this hour, I think that Chen Mingxia has been surrounded by all the people, and I don't know what kind of embarrassment it is.

"How is it," Gao Hongtu looked at Zhang Shenyan with a smug face, and said with a smile: "This matter is 'rumor' in the Imperial Procuratorate, it is time to report the change to the emperor, right?" ”

"It's nature."

This major event was presided over by Gao Hongtu before and after, Jiang Yueguang was also a trick in it, and Liu Zongzhou's support, and a large number of Jiangnan gentry were behind.

It doesn't matter if the official is not right, if you don't stand aside with everyone in this kind of thing, you will be killing yourself.

At the moment, he twisted the long and gray beard on his chin, nodded reservedly and forcefully, and only said: "Of course, this matter is wrapped up in the old man, and before noon today, there will be this chapter." ”

Calculating the time, it is also just right, Gao Hongtu nodded knowingly, and then looked around again, and saw that they were all believed, so he laughed, stroked his beard on his back, and only said: "That master came out of the Jingshi Palace, brought some soldiers and horses, and a general soldier, so he thought that everything in the world could be done?" Jokes, real jokes. Through this incident, it is also to let him know that only by doing everything according to the righteous path can he start well and finish well, and that he will govern the country in the future, and only then can the world be governed according to the advice of his generation...... You say, "Isn't that the truth?" ”

In the laughter, some of the people smiled, some nodded their heads, and some were desperately flattered, and for a while, the main hall of the household was like a stage, and a group of ugly pictures were acted, but the people who watched the play were not there, and the acting was either self-aware and had no choice, or they didn't know it.

............ "The iron bucket around the outside, how to go?" ”

Liu Junfeng's sentry was in the middle of the lawsuit, and he came down from the courtyard wall with a blue face, and there was only murderous aura in his eyes.

One of his sentries was actually three sheds, all of them cavalry, without auxiliaries and chiefs, taking care of the horses, and serving some miscellaneous errands of the officials, which were their heads and tails.

The errand is not tiring but miscellaneous, the advantage is that he has been staying in the city, and the new army and his companions who stayed in Huai'an have already had news that they have been trained for a while, and they are tired like dogs every day.

However, sometimes, the three-shed soldiers he brought with him wished they were in the barracks.

Follow Mr. Adult, I have seen too much, and my heart is confused, so it is better to be in the army and be a happy man.

Seeing him come down at this time, the two deputy sentinels and the three shed chiefs all came around, among these people, there was no one who was a military attache in Nei Ying, either Liu Zeqing's subordinates, or Liu Konghe or the old pawn of Huaiyang Town, after a short period of training, his spirit was much stronger than before.

"Listen to me, the armor is on the body, and the horses are brought out in the stable, and those who are not there, be prepared to stay in the city, and do not drag down your brothers. If you have a horse, you will have a soldier in your armor, and the situation will not be right for a while......"

In the end, Liu Junfeng didn't say anything about just doing it.

Seeing the boundless crowd outside, of course, there were many first-class people of the salt merchant gentry, but more of them were ordinary people, and he was told to order the killing, which made him feel uneasy.

And there are too many people, how can they be killed!

After hesitating for a while, I don't know how many people gathered outside, and the crackling knock on the door has already sounded for the first time!

"Sentry Liu, you will protect me for a while, and tell me to meet them again."

At this moment, Chen Mingxia calmed down first, his face was as white as paper, and his eyes were extremely firm.

Perhaps at this time, he knew that the threshold of life and death was not so terrible for a person like him!

The murderer makes trouble, and people in other places may be a joke, but in the heart of Jiangnan people like him, he knows that once that kind of storm is pulled, it is enough to smash the people in it!

There was already a smug and rampant cry outside: "Chen Mingxia, you dog official, is there no one who bullies me Jiangdu Shimin?" So mean and shameless, which sage book are you reading? Disturb the salt field, without salt, what will the people of the world eat? ”

"Dog officer, open the door!"

"Dog officer, come out and confront us and others!"

"Seal our salt farms and cut off our food, you won't die well!"

The previous words may have been said by the gentry who instigated them, or by the insiders who handled them, but the later scolding was mostly the drumming of the common people.

The sound is like thunder, and those who have never experienced such a scene will never be able to appreciate the fierceness and horror of this storm!

Even so, Chen Mingxia still resolutely moved forward, reached the head of the gate, and shouted to several men with panicked expressions: "What are you panicking about? Open the door! ”

With a squeak, the door opens!

………… At this moment, Zhu Cihong also rushed to Yangzhou Mansion less than five miles away.

It's just that the people and horses are tired at this time, and the officers and men of the new army are already extremely strong in physical fitness and spirit, but the horse's strength is exhausted, and no matter how strong the spirit is, it can't withstand the hard work of running all night.

After Zhu Cihong signaled, Wei Yue coldly ordered, and the flag waved a few times, and the cavalry team of more than 1,000 people stretched for miles, but almost all of them dismounted.

The hungry and thirsty soldiers did not take care of themselves first, but according to the military order, first fed the horses with water and feeding, and after taking care of them properly, under the military flag order, all sat down beside the horses, began to open the leather marching water bladders, drank water in small sips, and ate the marching dry food they carried.

A strong army is quietly tenacious and formed on top of these small details.

Zhu Cihong himself is also very tired, and tonight's trip reminded him of going out of Yanjing late at night. It's just that at that time, like a lost dog, although it was prepared, it was still very dangerous.

At this moment, his heart is like a rock and extremely firm.

The scene is similar but the love is not the same, that's it.

"Your Highness seems to be different, Xiaosheng, do you see anything?"

The two civil officials are also with each other, and the results of the exercise over the past month have made the two of them vigorous and strong, and their endurance is good. However, they are all civil ministers, of course, they don't have to be as strict as the generals, Wei Yue and Wang Yuan are several generals, all on horseback like a clock, sitting still like a pine, at this time the soldiers eat and drink, several generals and battalion officers and sentinels are patrolling back and forth, checking equipment, horses, and even farriers have to take a look, and if there is something wrong, solve it immediately.

With such a posture and spirit, the two of them can't compare with each other in any way.

At this time, lying on the side of the road, the wheat on the left side of the road has been harvested, leaving only the pointed wheat stalks, obliquely to the sky, exuding a special fragrance after the grass and wheat stalks are mixed.

After the conversation between the prince and Chen Zilong, Zheng Yuanxun's heart was also clear, and at this time, seeing Zhu Cihong's demeanor, he felt even more peaceful.

Gong Dingyu chuckled lightly and said, "When His Highness heard the change last night, he seemed to be flustered. But after talking to Chen Zilong, there seems to be a lot of insights, and the current His Royal Highness seems to have made up his mind, without distractions, and is as solid as a rock. ”

"Exactly." Zheng Yuanxun smiled slightly, and said: "Your Highness knows and learns, it seems to be natural, but looking at the political and military affairs, there seem to be a lot of separations. But after talking to Brother Wozi, I see that His Highness's frustration is gone......"

"What are you two dogs muttering?"

The two civil officials were muttering, but Zhu Cihong strode over, raised his horsewhip, and said with a smile: "It's not good to rest, after entering the city for a while, I will draft a public announcement and tell the people of Yangzhou and the salt merchants, you two, you have no spirit at that time, be careful to eat military sticks." ”

"Your Highness, do you want to ask, how will you deal with it later?"

"What to do?" Zhu Cihong looked at the two Wenchen who had gradually become confidants, and said with a smile: "Kill what should be killed, let go of what should be released, use thunderous means to break the Huaiyang dilemma, and next, the salt government, taxes, and gold will become the unswerving government of my Jiangbei." ”

Seeing that the two civil officials were puzzled, Zhu Cihong smiled again: "Xiao Ci is a thief of great mercy, although I can't bear it, but the person who should be killed will never be soft." However, I have already advocated the matter of the salt class, and if I implement it, there will never be another incident! ”

He is also confident about the rectification of the entire salt administration, and the current chaos is naturally not confused!

"Yes, the minister follows His Highness Jiwei and dares not to obey his life!"

In this situation, of course, the two civil officials bowed their heads, and Zhu Cihong accepted it calmly, and vaguely felt in his heart that after this incident, the situation would be much smoother!

(To be continued)