Everyone sat here in silence for a long time, until Qian Ning said in a deep voice:

"Let's talk about it, everyone, people not only want money, I'm afraid they also want our lives."

Everyone looked up, but they did not speak, and the courtyard fell silent again.

A thin old man dressed plainly, looking left and right and seeing that everyone was not speaking, he coughed lightly and responded:

"Hey... We are all ordinary people who are honest and dutiful, and we just want to live our duty, but this Lord Yu from the capital is so greedy and insufficient. ”

The old man's surname is Gu, he is the head of the Gu family of the Jiangnan Wang family, the origin of this Gu family is not trivial, it is a thousand-year-old family, and the genealogy can be traced back to Gu Yong, a famous minister in Jiangdong at the end of the Han Dynasty, is a real wealthy family, not comparable to other nouveau riche who have a little money.

The old man has no official position and has never been out of office, but when he speaks, he is much more useful than Qian Ning, a master of the second grade.

I saw a middle-aged man with a rough appearance and military boots on his feet, and said in an urn voice:

"Lao Linggong is right, we just want to live in peace, but those big men in the court have always coveted our Jiangnan wealth, even if we spend money this time to pass this difficulty, it is difficult to guarantee that we will not be more greedy next time, if you want me to say, let's just not do it, directly chop that Yu Fei into meat puree, and send it to the emperor, so that the court knows that Jiangnan is not so active."

When everyone heard this, they all looked at Xu Li, the Duke of Wei, who was sitting with his eyes closed.

The most elite army of 30,000 soldiers and horses in the south of the Yangtze River is stationed in the Purple Mountain outside the city, and the military power is in the hands of this Duke of Wei.

In terms of strength, this Guogong can be said to be alone in the south of the Yangtze River, and after hearing the words about chopping Yu Fei into pulp, his first reaction is naturally to see how this Guogong expresses his position.

Cao Lan, the eunuch guarding the town, saw that Xu Li ignored everyone's eyes, pretended not to see, and said anxiously in her heart:

"My old father-in-law, alas, you have something to say if this is not possible."

Xu Li let out an "ah", looked at everyone a little blankly, and then sighed:

"Hey, this person, you have to serve the old when you are old, you talk slowly, the old man is not energetic, and his ears are back, so he left first."

After finishing speaking, he beckoned, and the two maids standing in the distance hurriedly stepped forward to support Xu Li, and walked out leisurely.

"Oh, old man... Old Prince. ”

Cao Lan was still shouting behind her, but Xu Li didn't look back.

Qian Ning's expression was gloomy and he dripped, and shouted:

"Don't shout, Gonggong Cao, how many soldiers and horses do you have at your disposal?"

Cao Lan sighed before replying:

"We only have more than a thousand helpers here, I'm afraid it's not very useful."

Qian Ning nodded, and began to ask these Jiangnan clans in turn, everyone you hundreds, I thousands, and the result was really close to 30,000 people, the most of which were a few families running to the sea, and each family had thousands of outlaws.

When asked about the source of the Southern Shaolin Fang, the Shaolin abbot folded his hands and recited the Buddha name and said:

"Good, good, for my southern exorcism, the old man is duty-bound, don't worry."

......

Yu Fei has now moved from the household yamen to the Nanjing government, and the account books have naturally been taken with him.

After listening to Yang Xu's report on the abnormalities of these Jiangnan clans, Yu Fei knew that the most important moment was coming.

After giving Yang Xu a few words, Yang Xu lowered his head and agreed, but did not move his steps.

"Huh? Anything else? ”

After Yang Xu hesitated for a moment, he still bowed and said:

"My lord, why take the risk, why take the risk, why not let the lower officials sit here instead of the adults, and the adults will go back to Beijing to rescue the troops first, and then come to sweep the ghosts and ghosts in the south of the Yangtze River, wouldn't it be good?"

Yu Fei heard Yang Xu's words, and after being stunned, he patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said:

"Yuzhi has good intentions, but a small group of rabble can't threaten the official."

Yang Xu said with a hurried expression:

"Don't be careless, your lordship has an elite army in your hands, if..."

Before he could finish speaking, Yu Fei interrupted with a smile and waved his hand:

"Don't worry, with just a little money, Xu Li will not be so unwise and press the wealth of the Wei Mansion for hundreds of years. Well... But what you said must not be guarded against, in this way, you send someone to hide at the west city gate, once something happens in the city, you will lead someone to take down the city gate, which can be regarded as leaving a way back. ”

Yang Xu wanted to persuade him again, but Yu Fei had already waved his hand and let him go down, Yang Xu had no choice but to give up, turn around and stride away.

Yang Xu has been cooperating with Yu Fei to rectify corrupt officials since Yu Fei controlled the water in Henan, and after Yu Fei returned to the court, he did not forget this man who could bend and stretch and work with him for several years, and asked for credit for him in front of Zhu Houzhao, and was promoted to the command of the fourth grade.

Since then, he has been following Yu Fei.

Although he looked down on these rabble, Yu Fei would not be careless, and explored the terrain around the mansion, where it was suitable for blocking, where it was suitable for cavalry impact, and where it was suitable for commanding the overall situation.

In the next few days, the city of Nanjing fell into a strange calm, the beheadings that could be seen every day a while ago were gone, and the brocade guards that were often seen seemed to have disappeared, and the whole Nanjing began to be lively again.

At this time, whether it is Yu Fei or those Jiangnan clans, they already know the other party's plan, and it is already a showdown.

The Jiangnan clans knew that Yu Fei had already taken precautions, but they were also confident that they had nearly 30,000 people in their own house, and even with their bare hands, they could smash Yu Fei and other people into a mere thousand people.

And Yu Fei has been waiting for this time for a long time, as long as he doesn't die, these people are a big crime of rebellion, and it is useless for anyone to intercede, and if this crime is set in one fell swoop, at least half of the gentry and wealthy families in Jiangnan will be pulled down.

The big net shrouded in Jiangnan will also be completely torn apart, and Jiangnan will be able to settle down for at least a hundred years.

On the evening of February 12 in the seventh year of Zhengde.

The sky was clear, the bright moonlight scattered in the city of Nanjing, and the streets of the curfew were silent.

Only the muffled sound of footsteps could be heard in the distance.

As time passed, the muffled sound grew louder and louder, like a war drum throughout the streets.

The people who were awakened looked through the windows and saw men in black with big swords and spears in their hands on the streets.

At just one glance, he collapsed to the ground in fright, trembling and not daring to make any sound.

Nanjing Mansion, as early as when these people had not entered the city, Yu Fei had already received the report, only to see Yu Fei sitting in armor in the palace, Yingyang Army was already neatly dressed, sitting on a horse, holding a crossbow in his left hand, holding a saber in his right hand, and a long lance was still hanging on the victory hook.

"Report, the enemy has arrived at Kangzhuangfang."

"Let's find out and report again."

"Yes"

"Report that the enemy has begun to attack the government."

"Hmm. Got it."

......

"Newspaper... The person who is suspected of being the enemy's commander has already arrived at Yanyang Tower. ”

"Good..."

After hearing that the person he was waiting for had appeared, Yu Fei let out a long laugh and shouted:

"Brothers, in this battle, you will definitely be famous all over the world, and together with this official, let those soft-footed shrimp outside see what an army is."

"Swear to follow your lordship."