In the north of August, it is a time of very little rain.

However, early this morning, there was a sudden thunderstorm, and the sky was gray, and only lightning streaked across the sky, bringing light to this dark land.

The army that marched east to Mount Tai and sealed Zen has been pulled out, marching forward against the thunderstorm.

I rode on my horse, looked at the pouring raindrops, and thought: This heavy rain is so good, Songyang County needs such a heavy rain to dispel the smell of blood all over the city, and the world also needs such a heavy rain to wash away the dirt all over the ground.

At noon, the thunderstorm stopped, and the sun slouched out of the clouds.

Although the sun is listless, it is still powerful, and when it hits us, it feels like we are being scorched by fire.

I clenched my right hand into a fist and raised it high in the air, signaling the army to halt its advance.

The army stopped its advance and began to dry its rain-soaked armor in place, and the firehead soldiers were already cooking in pots.

I turned over and dismounted, and walked straight towards Tang Xuanzong's dragon chariot.

Tang Xuanzong was slowly walking down the dragon chariot with the support of Gao Lishi.

When I came to Tang Xuanzong's side, I saluted Tang Xuanzong.

Me: Your Majesty, the army is about to arrive in Henan Mansion.

Tang Xuanzong: Jiang Aiqing, I thought I wouldn't go to the Henan Mansion Palace and go straight away, what do you think?

"One", "Ben", "Reading" novels ybdu I: Back to the emperor, there must be no problem with the last general, but I'm worried that the emperor's body will be too tired?

Tang Xuanzong: How can I get tired when I sit in the dragon chariot?

Me: Everything is arranged by the emperor.

After lunch, the army marched east along the official road.

When we were about to arrive at Henan Mansion, we bypassed Henan Mansion and did not enter the city of Henan Mansion, so as not to alarm the local officials and people and delay the speed of our march.

The army continued to march eastward, and after a few miles of Henan Mansion, he saw a man who looked like a scholar, kneeling on the ground, blocking the official road of the eastward army.

As soon as I saw this, I clenched my right hand into a fist and raised it high, signaling the army to stop advancing.

I quickly patted my horse over and asked, "Who?" Why stop the army from getting there?

The scholar who knelt on the ground said loudly: Zhang Sheng, a grass citizen, knelt here in order to present a letter of request from thousands of people in Henan Mansion to the emperor.

As soon as I heard this, I thought: It turned out to be a scholar who complained, and his name was Zhang Sheng, did he want to learn from the scholar in "Liao Zhai" and seduce the fox spirit?

Me: Bring me the letter of request!

Mr. Zhang: Thank you, sir.

Me: Don't thank you just yet.

Zhang Sheng handed me the letter of request, and I patted my horse and came to Long Yuan's side.

Me: Your Majesty, there is a scholar kneeling outside, saying that he wants to ask for the life of thousands of people in Henan Province, and the letter of request is in the hands of the last general, please show the emperor?

Tang Xuanzong: Jiang Aiqing, you can do it!

Me: Back to the emperor, the last general thinks that he can see why this Zhang Sheng asked for his life?

Tang Xuanzong: Then read it and listen to it.

Me: I will obey the order.

I opened the petition and found that it was densely filled with words, which should be no less than 10,000 words, and I thought: What a grievance this must be! It's so long to write.

I looked at the words on the petition, and my eyes were directly stunned; Because, there are too many words that I don't know.

Me: Emperor Qi, this petition is too long, why don't you ask Zhang Sheng directly and see what he says?

Tang Xuanzong: Aiqing, please take care of yourself.

As soon as I heard Tang Xuanzong's words, I knew that he really didn't care about this kind of thing, and just wanted the army to start as soon as possible, so that he could reach Mount Tai as soon as possible.

Me: I will obey the order.

I patted the horse and came to Zhang Sheng's side and said, "Tell me about the specific situation."

Zhang Sheng: The petition has been written very clearly, and the grass people don't need to say more.

I wanted to say that the emperor didn't have time to read the poor and sour articles written by an idle person like you, but after thinking about it carefully, I don't think it's appropriate, after all, the emperor is the lord of a country, and he still has to love his own people.

Me: The emperor is unwell and needs to rest, so it is inconvenient to read your masterpiece of ten thousand words, can you say it?

Zhang Sheng: Hui Yu, my lord, Zhao Zhongde, the governor of Henan Province, united with the rich gentry to annex the people's land, and then leased it to the people at a high price, collecting huge rents. The people of Henan Province had no land of their own, and the food produced was not enough to pay rent, and seven of the ten households died of starvation, and the remaining three families also fled to Jiangnan to make a living. Such a tragic thing, the court actually sat idly by and let the corrupt officials corrupt the people and the people, which really chilled the hearts of the people in the world. Zhang Sheng, a grass citizen, heard that the emperor went to Mount Tai to seal the Zen, so he risked his life to ask for the life of the people of Henan Province, hoping that the emperor could make decisions for the people.

When I heard this, I was astonished and thought: The people have no land, no work, no food, and they must not rise up to rebel.

When I thought of this, I was furious, and I remembered the history books I had read when I was in school; It said that Tang Xuanzong indulged in pleasure in his later years, and only cared about following Yang Guifei to spend the moon before the moon; Allowing Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong, and Gao Lishi to control the government caused the imperial court to be the most serious, and the local officials were seriously annexed to land, and they ignored the self-expansion of the feudal forces, which also caused the occurrence of the "Anshi Rebellion", which made the Tang Dynasty begin to decline from prosperity to decline, and slowly withdrew from the historical stage.

However, when I, Li Yingjun, Li Liuwei, and Jiang Dazhi came to Datang, they were able to change the history of Datang.

Me: Get up, General Ben will go with you to Henan Mansion to investigate and see if it is true? If it is really like what you said, the emperor will definitely punish them severely.

Mr. Zhang: Thank you, sir.

I patted my horse and came to Tang Xuanzong's dragon chariot and said: Your Majesty, this scholar said that Zhao Zhongde, the governor of Henan Prefecture, united with the rich gentry to make money, and annexed the land of the people in a general trend, and then leased it to the people at a high price, causing the people to be unable to pay the rent, and many of the people have starved to death, and the people who did not starve to death have fled to Jiangnan to make a living.

As soon as Tang Xuanzong heard this, he immediately walked out of the dragon chariot, Gao Lishi hurriedly stepped forward to help, and I quickly turned over and dismounted.

Me: Your Majesty, this is a letter of request from the people.

I presented the letter of request to Tang Xuanzong with both hands.

Tang Xuanzong took the letter of request, read it quickly, and the expression on his face suddenly became angry, and said: I have always thought that the Tang Dynasty is a prosperous and prosperous era, how can this kind of thing happen? Usually when I go to court, why is there no one to report? How can this be true, Jiang Aiqing, you go to Henan Mansion to investigate this matter, if it is true, you must be severely punished.

As soon as I heard Tang Xuanzong's words, I thought: It seems that the emperor still has the ambition to govern the country, but he was blinded by the officials under him.

Me: I will obey the order.

Tang Xuanzong: Order the army to camp on the spot, and then march east after the case of annexing the land is investigated.

Me: I will obey the order.

I bowed to Tang Xuanzong, turned on my horse, came to the army, and found Chen Xuanli and Ge Shuhan.

Me: General Chen, General Ge, the emperor has an order, and the army is encamped on the spot.

Chen Xuanli: General Jiang, what happened?

I told Chen Xuanli and Ge Shuhan about Zhang Sheng's death and begging for his life.

As soon as Chen Xuanli heard that I was going to investigate the case of annexation and enclosure, he pulled me aside and said softly: General Jiang, Chen admires your personality, so he told you the truth, this matter of annexation and enclosure has long been known in this dynasty, but these local officials have given most of the money they have earned to the officials in the capital, so no one will care about this matter, and Chen advised General Jiang not to meddle in this matter.

As soon as I heard Chen Xuanli's words, I was secretly surprised, and thought: With such collusion, it is no wonder that those who are unwilling to be with them have been relegated to the bitter cold land; If I were also an enemy of them, I would inevitably be squeezed out by the officials in the capital, and I would not be able to gain a foothold in Chang'an City from now on.

Thinking of this, my heart also became hesitant, thinking: Do you want to be forced to take care of this matter? After all, even if I eradicate Zhao Zhongde in Henan Mansion, the territory of the Tang Dynasty is so big, and there are countless people like Zhao Zhongde, can I eradicate them one by one? What if we could eradicate them one by one? What's in it for me? I don't benefit at all, the people will only say that Tang Xuanzong is a great sage, how can they remember me Jiang Dazhi, people's hearts are selfish, I have to think more about myself.

Besides, my wife He Xiangxue is still suffering in Chang'an City, so I have to make more friends with some of the capital's officials in order to better rescue her.

At this moment, I opened my little eyes vigorously and looked at Chen Xuanli's face full of vicissitudes, there was no expression on his face, he looked very calm, as if he hadn't heard anything happening.

I know very well in my heart that Chen Xuanli is a person who has seen big scenes, and what he said will definitely not be wrong.

But I just don't believe in it! I just want to fight with these bigwigs in the capital! Otherwise, it would not be in vain for God to let me travel to the Tang Dynasty.

Me: Thank you General Chen for your advice, Jiang knows what to do! What not to do!

Chen Xuanli: It is best if General Jiang can understand.

The two of us walked back, and I said goodbye to Chen Xuanli and Ge Shuhan.

Me: Please General Chen and General Brother must protect the emperor's safety.

Ge Shuhan: Please rest assured, General Jiang, I'll leave it to Brother and General Chen here!

Me: Thank you, two generals, Jiang said goodbye.

I just wanted to turn over and get on the horse, but I saw Xue Baozhu walk out.

Xue Baozhu: I also went to Henan Mansion to play.

As soon as I heard this, I thought: My good girl, this Xue Baozhu is really bold, isn't she afraid that the emperor will find out and cut off her head?

Chen Xuanli obviously has no way to take her, and I have no way to take her.

Me: You can do it yourself.

I turned over and got on my horse, went to call Wang Long, Benniu, Gouwa, Yang Jian, took Zhang Sheng, and rushed directly to Henan Mansion.

I looked back on my horse, and sure enough, I saw Xue Baozhu riding on a horse, following us.

I didn't think much of it, and it didn't have anything to do with me anyway.

Our group came to the east gate of Henan Mansion, but we saw a large number of people guarding the gate, and when we saw beggars entering and leaving the city, we arrested them, and we didn't know where to take them?

Me: Brother Long, what do they mean by that?

Wang Long: I must have known that the emperor was coming to Henan Mansion, so I arrested all the beggars on the street to create a prosperous scene.

As soon as I heard Wang Lung's words, I said angrily: We have walked so many cities, and the people in no place have such suffering.

Wang Lung: Yes! This Zhao Zhongde, the governor of Henan Prefecture, has indeed gone a little too far!

Me: It's a bit excessive! This is simply quite excessive! His name is still called Zhongde, which is simply an insult to these two sacred characters.

Zhang Sheng: I didn't expect that the people of Henan Mansion would be saved by such justice.

Me: Zhang Sheng, you have to remember that it is not I, Jiang, who is righteous, but the emperor who is righteous, and those who read should publicize the good things of the imperial court, and the emperor loves the people like a son. However, people's hearts are unpredictable, and it is inevitable that there will be some corrupt officials. However, this is only a small number of people, and most of the officials are people like me who are willing to do good things for the people.

Zhang Sheng: The grass people keep it in mind.

Me: Okay, let's go into the city and meet this Zhao Zhongde first.

Wang Long, Stupid Cow, Dog Baby, Zhang Sheng: Yes.

Xue Baozhu looked at me with a bad face.

Yang Jian still replied with his standard murderous eyes.