"Come on, arrest this old thing who beats people, and take it to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to see Lord Yushi!"

A fat man was the first to come back to his senses, and hurriedly came to the stout man with the commemorative coin in his eyes under the stunned gaze of everyone, leaned over to check it and found that he had passed out, and a lot of blood oozed from the corners of his mouth, as if he had suffered internal injuries, so he stretched out his hand and pointed at Jin Zongrui and roared loudly, his face turned red, and no one had ever been so unashamed of the right Yushi!

When the surrounding subordinates heard this, they immediately rolled up their sleeves and rushed towards Jin Zongrui with a fierce momentum, wanting to catch Jin Zongrui.

"Protect your lordship!" Seeing this, the thin and tall military attache immediately became anxious, if Jin Zongrui had something to do, he couldn't afford to bear it, so he hurriedly waved his hand at the Korean soldiers guarding the city next to him, and shouted loudly.

With a hula, the soldiers who had long seen the stout man and others were unpleasant rushed up, and their swords and guns were all out, firmly protecting Jin Zongrui behind him.

"You...... Do you want to rebel? Looking at the soldiers' bright swords and guns, those people who rushed over couldn't help but retreat, with a frightened look on their faces, the fat man didn't expect that the little city gate guard would dare to use knives and guns against them, and he was taken aback, pointing at the thin and tall military attache and shouting fiercely.

"Hmph, this official thinks that you want to rebel, not only insulting Lord Jin but also wanting to commit murder against him!" There is Jin Zongrui who is a thin and tall military attaché, but he is not afraid of being fat, and said coldly to him.

"It's ridiculous that a small city gate official dares to call him an 'adult'." Hearing this, the fat man glanced at Jin Zongrui, and said with a disdainful expression, "If you know each other, follow Lao Tzu to the Metropolitan Procuratorate to ask for guilt yourself, otherwise you will bear the consequences!" ”

"Bold, dare to threaten Lord Jin in public, how dare you grow a few guts!" The thin and tall military attache was already dissatisfied with the aggressive fat subordinates and others, and he was usually angry with these wealthy servants, but today he finally seized an opportunity to get angry, and when he heard this, he pointed at the fat subordinates and shouted in a deep voice.

"Your kid has a good temper today, believe it or not, Lao Tzu asked you to take off this official robe, and then repair you well!" The fat man saw that the thin and tall military attache had an unusually tough attitude today, so he felt a little strange in his heart, and pointed at him viciously and threatened.

"Enough!" At this time, Jin Zongrui couldn't listen anymore, and walked out from behind the soldiers, glaring at the fat man with an expressionless face, "Did you pay the taxes or let the official arrest you in prison?" ”

"There is a kind of Lao Tzu who catches me in, and Lao Tzu lets you see what it is easy to please God and difficult to send God!" The fat man didn't look at the old guy in front of him at all, he was still a city gate official when he was older, and he must have no background and origin, so he stretched out his thumb and pointed to his nose and said with a grin.

"Bold, this is Lord Jin, the former deputy commander of the Yamen of the Metropolitan Division, you actually collided with Lord Jin, don't you want to live!" When Jin Zongrui heard this, a cold light suddenly flashed in his eyes, he was not afraid of any Zuo Yushi, and was about to let people take down the fat subordinates and others, but the thin and tall military attache standing behind him suddenly opened his mouth and loudly stated his identity.

"Deputy ...... Deputy Commander? The fat man was slightly stunned when he heard this, and looked at Jin Zongrui with a stunned expression, he didn't believe that this unattractive old guy in front of him would be the deputy commander of the Dusi Yamen.

"I didn't salute when I saw Lord Jin!"

Seeing this, the thin and tall military attache shouted at the fat man, looking like he was looking for trouble with the other party, but he was actually saving his life, if he hadn't pointed out Jin Zongrui's identity in time, God knows what stupid things the fat man would do.

"See...... See...... I've seen Lord Kim! The fat man couldn't help but shudder when he heard this, and hurriedly stepped forward and knelt down to salute, with a large amount of cold sweat oozing from his forehead.

He naturally knew the officialdom of Seoul well on the border of Seoul, and knew that the deputy commander of the Yamen of the Metropolitan Division was Jin Zongrui, who was a person with greater power and status than his master.

"Do you pay this tax or not?" If it was left in the past, Jin Zongrui would definitely put the fat man and the others in prison, but now it is different from the past, after all, he is no longer the deputy commander, so he doesn't want to make a big deal of it, so he looked at the fat man with an expressionless face and asked.

"Deliver, deliver, of course the little ones delivered!" Hearing this, the fat man nodded again and again, and beckoned to a person who looked like an account office behind him, "Quick, pay the taxes." ”

The account office then brought the tax payable, and after the thin and tall military attache put the tax in the account, Jin Zongrui waved his hand at the fat man to signal that he could go, and the fat man was relieved, nodded at Jin Zongrui, and fled as if he were leaving.

As for the stout man who was kicked over by Jin Zongrui, he only considered himself unlucky, don't look at him being beaten so badly, if this matter is really investigated, he will inevitably be convicted of offending the court officials, and the situation will be even worse.

"Do people often evade taxes?" After the fat subordinate and his party left, Jin Zongrui's brows furrowed, and he led the thin and tall military attache to the big tree in the distance, and asked quietly, judging from the previous situation, this was obviously the norm.

"No, just once today, let the adults meet me." The tall and thin military attache hurriedly waved his hand and said with a smile on his face.

"Tell the truth!" Of course, Jin Zongrui didn't believe it, stared at the thin and tall military attache and said coldly, he knew that the thin and tall military attache had scruples, and then added, "The official just asks, and he will forget it when it passes!" ”

"My lord, as soon as you say this, you will treat it as a fart, and let it go after hearing it." The thin and tall military attache hesitated when he heard this, looked left and right and saw that no one was approaching, so he stepped forward and whispered to Jin Zongrui, "Don't hide it from your lordship, as long as there are people with some foundations in the city, you can't collect a penny in taxes." ”

"Don't they know that tax evasion is illegal?" Jin Zongrui's eyes couldn't help but flash a look of surprise when he heard this, he had never paid attention to this kind of thing before, and then Zhengse asked.

"Everyone knows this kind of thing, and no one will break it." A wry smile appeared on the corner of the thin and tall military attaché's mouth when he heard this, and then he said again, "To tell you the truth, even the adults in our yamen use their positions to help people evade taxes, not to mention others. ”

"How so?" Jin Zongrui's face showed a look of shock, so there was no need to collect taxes.

"According to your estimates, how much tax evasion is there in a year?" Then, Jin Zongrui asked expressionlessly.

"With the arrival of Prince Chung, the market in Seoul is becoming more and more prosperous, and the tax evaded is at least 20,000 taels of silver." The tall and thin military attache thought for a moment and stretched out two fingers at Jin Zongrui.

"Twenty thousand taels?" Jin Zongrui was taken aback for a moment, this was enough for the sergeants of the six towns in the northeast to eat for a year, and it was gone in vain.

"It used to be only a few thousand taels, but it only rose to this number when Lord Zhong arrived." The tall, thin military attache explained.

"The official asks you, does the official's family do the same?" Suddenly, Jin Zongrui thought of something and couldn't help asking.

"My lord, you will find out about this as soon as you go home and ask." The thin and tall military attaché's face showed a look of embarrassment, and after hesitating for a moment, he said with a smile, he is not easy to open this mouth.

Jin Zongrui's heart sank when he heard this, if his family hadn't evaded taxes, the tall and thin military attache would definitely answer directly, which made his mood suddenly worse.

At the end of the day, Jin Zongrui encountered five incidents of trying to forcibly break into the city, all of which were related to the high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the city.

Originally, those people's attitudes were arrogant, but when the thin and tall military attache reported Zong Rui's identity this year, those people obediently paid the taxes and walked away, they couldn't afford to offend Jin Zongrui, although Jin Zongrui lost power, he still had the ability to pull people off the horse, and no one wanted to offend Jin Zongrui at this time.

In the evening, Jin Zongrui returned home with mixed feelings, originally he thought that the errand at the city gate was very simple, but he unexpectedly learned about tax evasion, and his mood naturally became bad, but he didn't expect such an unbelievable thing to happen under the nose of the king of Joseon.

"The master is back, let's start eating!" Mrs. Jin came out of the hall, and after giving a command, she asked with concern, "Master, your dignified official of the imperial court actually went to see the city gate, this is too bullying, or let's ask for leave tomorrow and don't go." ”

"I'm fine." Jin Zongrui waved his hand to Mrs. Jin, and then said to the next person in a deep voice, "Call the housekeeper to my room." ”

Saying that, Jin Zongrui walked to the backyard, which made Mrs. Jin slightly stunned, feeling that Jin Zongrui had something on her mind, otherwise she would not have called the housekeeper without even eating.

"What happened at the city gate today, sir?" Thinking of this, Mrs. Jin walked up to the two entourages who were following Jin Zongrui and asked in a low voice.

A military attache of Jin Zongrui's level usually has attendants to escort him, and Jin Zongrui is naturally no exception, and he also has his own attendants, this time he went to the city gate with two entourages and silently guarded Jin Zongrui on the side.

"The lord met the subordinates of the right imperial historian at the city gate and smuggled into the city to pay taxes, and taught them a lesson." One of the guards bowed down and said.

"I see!" Mrs. Jin was immediately relieved when she heard this, and then her brows couldn't help frowning, and she secretly said bad in her heart, realizing why Jin Zongrui called the housekeeper.

"I've seen the master." In the study in the backyard, after the housekeeper entered the door, he bowed to Jin Zongrui, who was standing in front of the wall looking at a painting hanging on it, and said, "I don't know what the master is doing with the villain?" ”

"The lord asked you, is there any tax evasion in the goods brought into the city by our house?" Jin Zongrui stared at the housekeeper for a while, seeing that the housekeeper's heart was hairy, and then asked quietly.

"Master, our government has always acted in accordance with the rules, and there has never been tax evasion." The butler did not hesitate at all when he heard this, and immediately vetoed it.

"Did Madame look for you?" Seeing that the housekeeper was not surprised by his question, Jin Zongrui knew that he had been prepared, so he frowned and asked, obviously Mrs. Jin guessed his mind, so she notified the housekeeper in advance, so that the housekeeper had already responded.

"No, what the villain said is true." A look of panic flashed across the butler's face, and Lan Mang denied it.

"To tell you the truth, the lord knows about the taxes." Jin Zongrui stared at the butler and asked expressionlessly, with a posture of not being angry and arrogant.

"Master, it's not that the villains don't want to pay taxes, it's that everyone evades taxes, and if the villains pay, they will be looked down upon." The housekeeper knew that Jin Zongrui was not joking, so after hesitating for a moment, he said with a wry smile, telling the truth.

When Jin Zongrui heard this, a gloomy look suddenly appeared on his face, and he felt quite unpleasant in his heart, he didn't expect that he would do this kind of thing in his house, which made outsiders look at him.

"Master, I don't want to take care of this matter, it's just that the world is like this, how can we be alone?" At this time, Mrs. Kim walked in and spoke to persuade her.

"Alas!" Jin Zongrui couldn't help but sigh when he heard this, and a sense of powerlessness rose in his heart, he found that he was a joke at the city gate today, the standard fifty steps and a hundred steps.

Because of the tax matter, Jin Zongrui was sullen for a few days, and the thin and tall military attache did not dare to disturb him, and took care of the affairs at the city gate in an orderly manner.

At this time, Jin Zongrui found that the thin and tall military attache was not simple, he was familiar with people of three religions and nine ranks, and his ability to deal with interpersonal relationships was much stronger than him, he had to admire, and at the same time he was reflecting on some of his behaviors, his interpersonal relationships were really bad compared to the thin and tall military attaché.

"Master, the deputy lieutenant of the internal guard, Pu Liang, asks to see you!" That night, Jin Zongrui was looking through ancient books in the study after eating, when a subordinate suddenly came in and said.

"Janissaries?" Jin Zongrui couldn't help but be taken aback when he heard this, and a look of surprise appeared on his face, the Inner Janissary was the army next to the King of Joseon, and it belonged to the forbidden army of the Korean State, and he had never dealt with the Inner Praetorian Guard, so he didn't know why the lieutenant of the Inner Janissary came to him.

According to the military general system of the Joseon State, the general is the first rank, the deputy general and the staff general are the second rank, the main leader, deputy leader, staff leader, and captain are the third rank, the second lieutenant and the staff officer are the sixth rank, and the main school, deputy colonel, and staff are decided separately.

Jin Zongrui is not only unfamiliar with the internal guards, but also has nothing to do with the little lieutenant, which makes him feel very surprised, is this Pu Liang not able to lead the way for others?

"Let him in." After pondering for a while, Jin Zongrui said in a deep voice, wanting to know why this Pu Liang came.

"I've seen adults." Soon, a man in civilian clothes was led into the study and bowed to Jin Zongrui.

"What are you looking for?" Jin Zongrui glanced at the man named Pu Liang and asked quietly.

"Please take a look." Hearing this, Pu Liang took out an envelope from his body and handed it to Jin Zongrui's attendant on the side, who took the envelope to Jin Zongrui.

"What does that mean?" Jin Zongrui opened it and saw that there were names and positions of some people listed on it, all of whom were some middle and low-level officers, and couldn't help but look at Pu Liang suspiciously.

"My lord, can you hold back left and right?" Pu Liang glanced at Jin Zongrui's attendant in the room and said to Jin Zongrui.

Jin Zongrui felt that this Pu Liang had something important to say to himself, so he waved his hand to the attendant in the room, he couldn't think of a reason why Pu Liang wanted to harm him, so there was no need to let the attendant stay.

Moreover, he is also very confident in his own skills, once Pu Liang wants to do something wrong, he can completely resist, and the attendants guarding outside will rush in and kill this Pu Liang.

"My lord, this list is like-minded people with the lower officials, ready to rush into the Hancheng Office of the Jiangwutang to capture the loyal prince of the Ming Dynasty, prevent the Ming from annexing our Korea, and keep the foundation of His Royal Highness the Lord, so that the people will not be enslaved by the Ming Dynasty."

After those attendants left, Pu Liang's face turned pale, bowed to Jin Zongrui, and said solemnly, "The first king regarded the lord as the mainstay of North Korea, if the lord can lead us to do things, we will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort and keep North Korea!" ”

"What?" Jin Zongrui was stunned when he heard this, and looked at Pu Liang with a shocked face, he never imagined that Pu Liang's courage was so big, and he actually wanted to attack Li Yuntian, which was something that even he didn't dare to do.

"My lord, although the secretary office of the martial arts hall is heavily guarded, they never imagined that someone would dare to break in, and we will definitely succeed if we win by surprise!" Park Liang stared at Jin Zongrui and said word by word, "Your Excellency is loyal to the country, and a piece of Dan's heart can be seen in the sky, and we are willing to follow your lord to protect North Korea." ”

"Who knows about this?" After the initial shock, Jin Zongrui came back to his senses and asked calmly, this is a shocking event that will lead to unpredictable consequences.

"Only the people on the list, rest assured, no one knows about the lower officials looking for you, and these people are loyal and courageous people who are willing to sacrifice their lives for North Korea." Hearing this, Pu Liang said in a deep voice, "My lord, now that the country is at stake, I hope that my lord can come forward, otherwise how will I face the former king under Jiuquan in the future?" ”

Saying that, Pu Liang knelt on one knee and begged Jin Zongrui to come out.

If you look closely, you will find that this Pu Liang is the man with the national character face who let his wife go away to avoid trouble, he is the lieutenant of the Inner Guard, and the round-faced man is a regular school of the Inner Guard, and he is Pu Liang's subordinate.

Most of the people who participated in the attack on the Seoul Division were military attaches of the internal guard, they were the janissaries of the king of Joseon, and they were loyal to the king of Joseon, so they naturally did not want Korea to be incorporated into the Ming Dynasty, and in their opinion, Li Xuan was forced to make this astonishing decision under the pressure of Li Yuntian.

"The stakes are high, don't act recklessly!" Jin Zongrui set off a storm in his heart at this time, he never imagined that Pu Liang, the officials of the Shaozhuang faction, would dare to attack Li Yuntian, and then stabilized his mind and looked at Pu Liang with a serious expression, "You go back first, let this official think about it." ”

"There is not much time left, I have to act before the Ming Emperor's decree to annex Korea arrives, I hope that your lord can make a decision as soon as possible." Pu Liang knew that Jin Zongrui needed time to think about this matter, after all, this matter was too important, so he bowed to Jin Zongrui and left.

"How so!" After Pu Liang left, Jin Zongrui first looked at the list in his hand for a while, and then shook his head with a wry smile, now this list is a hot potato, so that he doesn't know what to do for a while.