Shen Shixing and the others were imprisoned in Yingtai, for almost a year, people's hearts were flesh and blood, and gradually, they became familiar with those guards, and they would talk every day when they had the opportunity. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

More often than not, it was Shen Shixing who listened to the guards' complaints.

The pension is occupied, the old have nothing to support, everyone has to find a way, they deduct and embezzle, and even simply steal the calligraphy and paintings of Xiyuan and run out to sell them.

There are many more shops selling royal treasures in the glaze factory, and there are similar shops in Longqing that year, but you have to be careful, this time it is above board, and it is directly on the table.

In their words, as long as they are willing to give money, they can even bring the dragon chair.

Shen Shixing was not surprised, once the economy collapsed, all the laws and constraints, in the face of survival, became pale and worthless.

Before Longqing, there were about one million people in the capital, of which 100,000 were in the palace, the noble families, together with their slaves accounted for 100,000, and thousands of officials and servants in the capital accounted for another 100,000, plus tens of thousands of Beijing camps, Lin Lin finally counted only five or six hundred thousand real ordinary citizens.

It was these people who were enough to create the most prosperous city, and after more than ten years of reform, the area of the capital expanded fivefold and the population tripled.

Millions of citizens live by handicrafts, workshops, shops, and banks...... When the economy is stable, they have a good income, a chic life, food, clothing, housing and transportation, and they are simply heavenly people. But when the real crisis is coming, the peasants still have one acre and three points of land, and they still have the strength to barely make ends meet. As for the citizens, there is no job, no income, nothing.

A guard revealed to Shen Shixing that his neighbor actually forced his new wife to be a secret doorman, only collecting 50 copper plates at a time, and there were countless girls lining up in the eight major alleys...... No one wants to jump into the fire pit, but if they don't jump, they will starve to death tomorrow, and if they jump, they can survive for a long time, how to choose?

In contrast, the more developed the economy, the less it can withstand the toss. This is also the most fundamental reason for citizens to seek stability and security, once the turmoil arises, they are not even as good as a dog!

All kinds of public grievances were boiling, and even the people in the capital had endured enough of Wanli, and every night, people posted notices and scolded the emperor. Someone sticks it, someone catches it, and every night falls, a game of cat and mouse is staged everywhere in the capital......

Listening to all kinds of complaints, Shen Shixing didn't feel a trace of joy, only a thick bitterness.

Maybe this is the darkness before the dawn that the master said!

As long as you get through it, you can get better.

On this day, the eunuch in charge of Shen Shixing took the initiative to find him, in the past, this dead eunuch would never talk to Shen Shixing, and when others talked, let him see it, and he would be severely punished.

This guy suddenly changed his temper, which surprised Shen Shixing.

As soon as he opened his mouth, the eunuch sighed: "It's over, Your Majesty is finished!" ”

Shen Shixing was surprised in his heart, but said with a smile: "My father-in-law is loyal, Your Majesty is blessed by the gods, how can it be over?" ”

The eunuch opened his mouth and shook his head, "Your Majesty killed Wang Ge Lao!" ”

"Wang Jiaping?"

Shen Shixing took a breath, and his heart was pounding.

Obediently, is Wanli crazy?

He wants to snatch power, but he can't rely on the nobles and eunuchs, among the civil officials, the royalists are mostly pedantic scholars, and they are not useful, and the one with the strongest wrist and the most profound calculation is Wang Jiaping, killing him is not equivalent to cutting off his own arm!

And don't forget, most of the people who are still loyal to Wanli are the Jin Party who helped maintain the relationship and killed the leader of the Jin Party, can these people obey?

Take the dead eunuch in front of you?

is so loyal, but when he heard that the Wang family was dead, he still had the decadent virtue of a dead father, and even he knew that Wanli was over, could it be that Wanli's insight was not as good as even a eunuch?

Shen Shixing returned to the bedroom with a belly full of suspicion, Shen Cheng happened to be waiting here, as soon as he said the matter, Shen Cheng squinted his eyes and shook his head for a while.

"Hehe, Wanli, he's just been in a high position for too long." Shen Yi sighed: "Wanli grew up in the palace since he was a child, before the age of ten, under the influence of Li and Feng Bao, his temperament was already extreme, and he lived in the shadow of the powerful ministers for ten years, and he didn't know how to compare his heart with his heart, stubborn, cruel, tyrannical, extreme, arrogant, and self-respecting...... Such a person, after grasping the power, will definitely treat the people of the world as mustard and treat his courtiers like chess pieces! Anyone can sacrifice as long as he wants! ”

Shen has always been worthy of being Shen Mingchen's son, and since he was a child, he has seen Wanli's heart thoroughly.

"Killed Wang Jiaping, put all the blame on Wang Jiaping's head, and let him be a scapegoat. In this way, it will be able to save a trace of people's hearts, and I guess Wanli will also invite the prime minister to go north, putting on a posture of a prodigal son looking back, knowing that he can change his mistakes. ”

"Be smart!" Shen Shixing said unceremoniously: "What kind of character is the teacher, since he has torn his face, he will not be led by Wanli!" ”

Shen always laughed, "Brother Ru Mo is right, but it's a pity that Wanli doesn't think so, he thinks that if he sends the master to the north, he will have the opportunity to attack the master, as long as he kills the master, he is still the Ninety-Five Supreme, and he will say the same." ”

"Dream on!"

Wang Xijue, who had just walked in, said loudly: "Wanli people have betrayed their relatives and left, this time it is not the prime minister who opposes him again, but the people of the world who want to oppose him!" ”

Wang Xijue said and took out a book of arrows and put it in front of everyone.

"I found it while I was fishing."

Shen Shixing hurriedly picked it up and took a quick look, it turned out that someone was sending a letter to escort the elders out of the city.

The huge capital, it seems that Wanli is in control, but in fact, this is not the case at all, in the invisible corners, there are various forces are intricate, and countless people are constantly running and planning for their own ideals and interests.

There was a chance to go out.

A few people were ecstatic, it must have been the master who made a move, and his old man really didn't forget the big guy!

According to the arrow book, after three days, someone will pick them up from Xiyuan, and then go directly out of Deshengmen to Tianjin, where someone is waiting.

"You are, could this be a trick for Wanli?" Luo Wanhua is still a little worried.

"No, it won't!" Shen Shixing chuckled: "Wanli even said that Wang Jiaping would kill him, he only cares about himself, will he spend so much time for us?" Besides, what else can he do with us? ”

"That's the same reason!"

Three days passed in a flash, and the four pavilion elders quietly packed up, closed their eyes one by one, and waited.

It was until the third watch, when they were all a little impatient, suddenly there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside, Luo Wanhua and Shen Yi hurriedly rushed out, only to see a group of people in black rushing over.

"Meet Elder Ge, come with us!"

"Good!"

The four elders, following them, the guards along the way were all leveled, even if there were occasional blockades, they were easily killed, came out of Xiyuan, there was a carriage waiting, got into the carriage, and went straight to Desheng Gate.

They were away for a quarter of an hour before shouts of killing could be heard behind them.

Saying that he is not afraid, it is false, and his heart is in his throat.

According to the rules, the city gate will not be opened when the time comes, and if you can't get out of the city gate, it will be a turtle in an urn. Naturally, they took Shen Shixing and others into a warehouse yard, went around to the back, opened an inconspicuous warehouse, and after entering, there was a door in the corner, pushed it open, and there was a tunnel below.

Someone took the lead and walked down the tunnel, and in less than half an hour, they left the dangerous capital.

Outside the Desheng Gate, although there are buildings everywhere, there is no city wall constraint, the sky and the earth are big, and there is no obstruction. The four pavilion elders, their mouths were wide open, greedily breathing in the fresh air, and the pores all over their bodies were opened, cool, it was so cool!

"A few elders, please come here!"

A young man led them to ride the prepared dragon horse, ran all the way, and fled to Tianjin in more than a day. Coming out of the tiger's den in Longtan, Shen Shixing was very grateful.

"Little brother, please ask for a high surname, the grace of saving lives, don't forget it."

The young man showed his beautiful white teeth, "Boy Marin, my father is Ma Fang!" ”

"It's the son of Mr. Ma!"

Shen Shixing was suddenly shocked, his face was full of shame, "Ma Gongzi, it's all because we are incompetent, we were responsible for implicating Ling Zun and letting him die tragically at the hands of the Jin Party, I am guilty!" ”

The corners of Marin's mouth twitched, and he sneered randomly: "My father cares too much about the old love, thinking that they are all old brothers, so he poured out his heart and lungs to others, but he didn't know that those people had already betrayed him." Gao Yanbo, wolf cub, I am bound to slaughter him, take his heart and liver, and sacrifice my father! ”

"Is it enough to kill him?"

With a hoarse voice, a tall man staggered over.

Shen Shixing and Wang Xijue frowned, suddenly unfolded, and exclaimed, "It's Brother Qingchen!" ”

The person who came was Xi Muyun, he and Shen Shixing, as well as Wang Xijue, were all in the same department and family, and they were still fellow villagers, but they chose different paths.

A few years later, some people claimed the throne at sea, and some people ruled the world, but they never dreamed that it would be Xi Muyun who saved them.

The three of them hugged each other excitedly, reluctant to let go for a long time.

"Brother Qingchen, did the master ask you to come?" Wang Xijue said curiously.

Xi Muyun shook his head, "No-Brother Yuanyu, aren't you disappointed?" ”

Wang Xijue hurriedly waved his hand, "The master should have an arrangement, and her old man won't ignore us." ”

"Yes, the prime minister does have an arrangement, and he is ready to go north to negotiate peace."

"What do you mean?" The four elders asked together.

"Wanli issued an edict for his own sin, and also invited the prime minister to go north, and the prime minister has agreed."

"What?" Shen Cheng almost jumped up, "How can the master be stupid?" It's clear that it's a trap dug by Wanli, and he doesn't have a good heart! ”

Xi Muyun smiled, "Don't be impatient, the division is not stupid, he mobilized 200,000 troops this time, and the waterways were carried out simultaneously, ready to use a dignified division to crusade against Wanli, Jiangnan sent 100,000 troops, and has crossed the Yangtze River, Liu Wei, the eldest son of Liu Xian, the general soldier of Huguang, commanded 15,000 troops, as well as 20,000 people of Yang An, the general soldier of Shaanxi, Tan Guang's 5,000 cavalry, plus the Nanyang Naval Division, Li Chengliang and his son in Liaodong, people from all walks of life gathered together, and they would not give Wanli a chance to turn around. ”

"I see."

Everyone was finally relieved, and Shen Shixing was curious: "Since this is the case, why didn't Brother Qingchen come with Shixiang?" ”

"Because I have bigger things to do."

"What's the matter?"

"Kill the king!" Xi Muyun gently spit out two words, and suddenly the thunder rolled, scaring the four of them stupidly, but Xi Muyun said indifferently: "The master is old, he cherishes his feathers too much, and his old man is destined to be a saintly figure, there are some things, only we should be disciples to do, do you say yes or no?" (To be continued.) )