On August 29, Fengyang, who had experienced the rebellion of the thieves, finally settled down. Lu Zhenfei personally supervised the passage of the governor's yamen with money and grain and recruited displaced people to participate in the huge project of rebuilding Fengyang, and Lu Zhenfei personally supervised it to prevent officials at all levels from getting their hands on it, and achieved good results.

Including the captured Minzhuang and the hungry people who rushed to hear the news from all directions, Lu Zhenfei recruited nearly 20,000 migrant workers, quarried stones in Fenghuang Mountain, and first began to renovate the city wall of Fengyang.

There were no houses for the people to live in, so Lu Zhenfei adopted Zhu Ping'an's method to implement military management and provide tents for the people to shelter from the wind and rain. As long as they can ensure two meals a day for themselves and their families, and have a place to live, they will survive the winter of this year, and they will know that they are sufficient, regardless of their wages.

This also led to the revival of Fengyang Chengfang City, some escaped gentry, rich merchants took this opportunity to rush back to Fengyang, the Fengyang army defeated the thieves in the great victory in which it played a large role.

Nowadays, Beizhili is full of thieves and battlefields where officials and soldiers are fighting, and it is not easy to find a peaceful paradise. Knowing the military power of Fengyang, these rich gentry who fled also moved their minds to come back, and Lu Zhenfei was in charge of Fengyang, which also gave these people a reassurance, so many of them who were wandering away with their families rushed back.

This also prompted the sudden prosperity of Fengyang City's inner fang city. The tea houses and liquor shops that had disappeared reappeared in the streets and alleys of Fang City. The price of land in the unattended city began to rise slightly. There is a rare atmosphere of exuberance throughout the city.

Xingshanfang is located outside the Xuanwu Gate of the Imperial City, which is the prime location of Fengyang City, and has always been the gathering place of wine shops and tea houses. By this time, the streets had been cleaned, and some of the buildings that had not been destroyed by the bandits had been renovated and re-hung with colorful signboards. Although there are not many pedestrians on the street, the guys in the tea shop and restaurant are constantly soliciting customers in front of the door. He was dressed in a brand-new green cloth short, with a snow-white towel on his shoulder, and he was smiling when he saw everyone.

The green teahouse is a time-honored brand on this street, as soon as the situation in Fengyang stabilized, the old shopkeeper rushed back from Nanjing with his family, after all, the homeland is difficult to leave, and this family business has gone through three generations!

Although it was not as full as the high friends in the early years, it finally recovered some vitality, and before the third pole of the day, the seats on the street on the second floor of the teahouse were already full of tea guests.

The southernmost table was occupied by a few young scholars, and although it was already early autumn, everyone had a folding fan in their hands, shaking vigorously, and discussing the world's major events, it was very lively for a while.

A young scholar in a moon-white scholarly robe with ribbon hair shook his head and spoke. In June, Wen Tiren was dismissed from his post as first assistant. Such traitors have been stealing the position of the first assistant for four years, and they have no achievements in the country or the people, and they only know how to blindly form parties for personal gain and play with power. Lord Qian Qianyi is such a character, he was actually framed and imprisoned by him, he deserves such an end! ”

When the man pouring the tea heard this, he pouted his lips silently and hurriedly withdrew to the side, for fear of causing trouble.

The old shopkeeper of the teahouse recognized this person. This is the eldest grandson of the Zhang family of the Fengyang family, surnamed Zhang, the name of the ancestor, five years old can read and break words, write poems, known as Fengyang's "prodigy". After being admitted to Xiucai, he admired the Donglin Party's idea of "revitalizing the rule of officials, opening up the way of speech, eliminating the accumulated shortcomings of the government and the opposition, and opposing the corruption and indulgence of the powerful".

In the second year of Chongzhen, Donglin Academy was rebuilt, Zhang Jizu went to Wuxi, studied there for four years, and became the leader of the young scholars in Fengyang City after returning from school.

For the eldest son of the Zhang family, it is the act of the old man, although the old shopkeeper can't understand it, but he also knows that his person is too arrogant, it seems that the entire court should revolve around what he called Donglin Shizi, and there is hope for revitalization in the world.

So, the old shopkeeper sighed, slowly went downstairs, and went to Zhang Luo's business.

"Brother Zhang, now that Zhang Zhifa has taken over the position of first assistant, the situation of the court should be improved, right?" A scholar handed Zhang Jizu a cup of tea to moisten his throat.

Zhang Jizu snorted coldly and drank all the tea, "Zhang Zhifa, Qi Dang's ears are empty!" He ascended to the position of first assistant, and Shandong officials rushed to tell each other, when will the loyal and upright officials have a bright day! ”

Everyone sighed in unison.

A young man in a shabby scholar's robe picked up the conversation, his eyes a little evasive. "If there is turmoil today, the scourge of the Tartars and thieves in the north is getting worse and worse, and although the south is a song and dance, it is just a desire to cover up, although we have the heart to serve the country, but we ......!"

Everyone was sighing, but one of them shouted hello. When everyone turned around, they were two people who looked like merchants.

One of the thin men stood up, asked the guy for a pot of new tea, and sent it to the table of Zhang Jizu and others, saluting respectfully. "Just what I said, the villain will give you a pot of tea to all the gentlemen who are worried about the country and the people!"

In fact, except for Zhang Jizu, all of those present are just Xiucai status, so Zhang Jizu usually has the feeling of standing out from the crowd, and when he heard the words of this businessman, he suddenly felt close, but he didn't care about his identity as a businessman.

"Brother Tai is polite, how can you ...... if you don't have merit!"

The merchant smiled: "Sir is polite." The villain has come all the way from Liao Town, and he has seen a lot of miserable things, and he just heard what Mr. said, and he was touched, so he couldn't help it, Mr. is not strange! ”

This aroused the interest of Zhang Jizu and others, and immediately invited the businessmen to talk about what they saw and heard along the road, so as to understand the major events in the world.

The merchant was not polite, so he stood at the table and began to talk.

This man is also a person who is accustomed to seeing the wind and waves in the north and south, although the words are vulgar, but the voice is full of emotion, when it comes to the scene of the Tartars entering the Kou, burning and killing and looting along the way, everyone can't help but clench their fists, and their blood surges.

Speaking of sadness, the merchant couldn't help but burst into tears, and even the other tea customers in the teahouse were attracted by what he said, and forgot to chat, and for a while only the merchant's impassioned voice was left in the teahouse.

"I can't wait to mention the three-foot Qingfeng and kill all the Tartars to repay the emperor's kindness!" Zhang Jizu slapped the table, and his face turned pale with anger.

"Fengyang is located in the heart of the Ming Dynasty, but I hate that we haven't met the Tartar, otherwise, he will have no return!" The ragged gentleman answered, and glanced at the merchant with a sneaky glance.

"What's so hard about that!" Suddenly, a voice came from the stairs.

Everyone looked back, but it was an idler between the two markets, holding a birdcage, and walked up to the teahouse leisurely.

When Zhang Jizu and the others looked back, they were suddenly a little deflated, and they didn't want to have anything to do with this kind of person, so they sat back in their places.

The merchant gave a salute and went downstairs with his companion to settle the bill.

The idle man sneered, "It's hilarious, but when it comes to the topic, they are all dumb." Now Fengyang has a Tartar, I don't know who dares to kill it? ”

When Zhang Jizu and the others heard this, Huo Ran stood up and walked in front of the idle man in a few steps, "What did you say?" Fengyang has a tartar, where is it? ”

The idle man saw Zhang Jizu's appearance clearly at this time, and couldn't help but slap his mouth twice, "Damn it, I don't know that Master Zhang is here, it's the villain who is irritable, so I'll retire!" ”

But how could Zhang Jizu let him slip away, grabbed him, "Make it clear, where is the Tartar in Fengyang?" ”

The idle man's smile was a little reluctant, "Master Zhang, you have the right to be a villain just now talking nonsense, this kind of thing, the villain is also hearsay!" ”

"Groundless wind may not be without cause, make it clear!"

The idler was helpless, "That's the thing." The villain also heard the military master of the high wall guard talk about it yesterday. It was about the sixteenth of August, or the seventeenth of August, when the military master of the high-walled guard encountered a few Tartars on the ruins of Fang City. At the time, I didn't know, I thought it was a thief, but I suffered a big loss. The two military masters were cut down to the ground on the spot. To say that the Tartar is really brave, with one enemy against three, or not to fall behind! ”

The idler peeked at everyone's attentive expressions, quite complacent, and his voice gradually became louder. "Fortunately, there are no weak soldiers under our high wall guard Lord Zhu, after a bloody battle, I finally subdued the Tartars, killed a few, and captured one alive, according to those military masters, this Tartar is not an ordinary Tartar, it is the elite soldiers around the Tartar emperor and nobles, what is it called a white armor soldier, it is really powerful!"

"Is that true?" Zhang Jizu asked.

"There is a lie, there are five thunders in the sky!" The idler immediately swore an oath.

After the First World War in Fengyang, Zhu Ping'an was in the hearts of the people of Fengyang, and it was a Buddha-like existence of ten thousand families. Although Zhang Jizu and other scholars scoffed at his status as military attachés, they still respected Zhu Ping'an's record of defeating the thieves with more than 100 cavalry. At this time, when he heard that Zhu Ping'an's subordinates had fought with Tartar again, his blood suddenly surged.

"Where is that Tartar now?"

The idler touched his head. "I heard that Lord Zhu handed over the person to Jinyiwei. After all, Lord Zhu is not responsible for detecting spies. However, it is said that this Tartar is in collusion with some wealthy families in the city, I heard that the years outside the customs are not good, in addition to the Koubian robbery, this time it is estimated that someone was sent to my Ming Dynasty to buy military funds. ”

The idle man's words were very organized, and Zhang Jizu and others also heard it clearly.

Zhang Jizu trembled angrily: "Who is this rich man?" ”

The idler shrugged his shoulders, "Then it's not clear, the old men of Jinyiwei should still be checking!" ”

"With the eagle dogs of the factory guards, what can they find!" The ragged gentleman spoke again.

Zhang Jizu exerted his hands, and the folding fan in his hand was broken violently. "Shudian forgets his ancestors, such scum, he actually colludes with the Tartars to help them survive the famine. I don't know how many people die of cold and hunger every day! And how many people died under their butcher's knives! ”

Zhang Jizu greeted, "Now that the matter has come to our Fengyang, I believe you will not sit idly by!" ”

Everyone agreed in unison, "With Brother Zhang as the leader, we must put some pressure on Jinyiwei and those people to force them to find out the real culprit behind the scenes!" ”

"Okay, without further ado, please quickly contact the villagers, the same year, the best friends, inquire about the matter clearly, and then, if you are willing to go with me to Jinyi Wei Qianhu, you will gather in front of the Fang City!"

Everyone agreed and went out to contact their friends.

At this time, the same drama is being staged in all corners of Fengyang.

The news that Zhu Ping'an caught the Tartar spy and Jinyi Wei took over quickly spread like the wind throughout Fengyang City.

After the crowd had dispersed, the ragged man turned a few corners and entered a secluded alley, and when he looked up, he saw that the merchants and idlers were waiting for him around the corner.

"Well done!" The merchant smiled approvingly.

The muscles on Shizi's face twitched. The idler smiled.

The merchant took out two bags of silver from his bosom and gave them to each of them. "The next thing to do, do what we said before! Do a good job, the benefits are indispensable to you! ”