The corrupt officials in Jinling, Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou, the gentry and the strong gentry, were killed by Hua 12, perhaps it was a matter of time, and the expected backlash of local officials and scholars did not happen.

Hua Twelve was puzzled at the beginning, but after thinking about it carefully, he seemed to understand something, as long as he thought about it, even a hundred Japanese soldiers could fight thousands of miles in Jiangnan, as if they were in a no-man's land, so now their two thousand tigers and wolves like factory guards swept across Jiangnan, isn't this a normal thing.

What's more, even if someone has bad intentions, they can only act in secret, and cannot use force openly, after all, the 'Jinyi Guard' is the pro-army of the Son of Heaven, and the 'Dongchang' is the emperor's minister, who dares to move the factory guard, it is tantamount to rebellion.

With this cognition, Hua Twelve fortunately also let go of the whole, under the two major killer weapons of 'property publicity' and 'turning over old cases', in the south of the Ming River, hundreds of heads fell to the ground every day, and countless incriminating evidence was quickly sent to the capital through the channels of Jinyiwei.

Hua 12 said in a letter to Zhu Youxiao and Sun Gelao: "It's not that the ministers kill the nature, but that there are too many people who should be killed. ”

He also said in the letter that the people he killed had a way to die, and if the court had any doubts, he could let the law department verify it.

Of course, Sun Chengzong didn't believe that so many people deserved to die, so he suggested to Zhu Youxiao to name Yuan Ke, who was just and upright and dared to ask for the people's life, as the chief official, and led the officials of the three legal divisions to verify the crimes of those killed officials.

As a result, through Yuan Keli's review, all the evidence was correct, and the on-site investigation showed that the matter was true.

The results of the investigation left Sun Chengzong speechless, and he also had a new understanding of the extent of corruption in the Ming Dynasty, what else could he do, he could only do more in the selection of officials.

Hua Twelve's side, after a wave of Yangzhou, Suzhou and Hangzhou, returned to Jinling, and other places in the south of the Yangtze River let Pei Lun, who is good at investigating cases, take a thousand factory guards to paint a gourd scoop.

Most of the heads killed later are the ruthless hands of Pei Lun, who to learn from, this kid follows Hua Twelve, and it is not ambiguous to kill corrupt officials and corrupt officials.

Hua 12 sits in Jinling for three reasons.

The first reason is lazy, let his subordinates work, he took his wife Ding Baiying to visit this historical capital, and he traveled all day long to play in the mountains and rivers without doing business, so free, isn't he fragrant?

The other is that most of the officials in Jinling were killed by him, and if there was no Hua 12 in charge, he was afraid that there would be chaos.

The third is the matter of training recruits, if he is not there, Lu Wenzhao will not have his support, and it will be difficult to make drastic recruitment training.

Speaking of military training, Hua Twelve's only request to Lu Wenzhao was to train an army that could fight, and in terms of treatment, he directly piled it to the top.

In fact, the treatment of the army in the early Ming Dynasty was quite good, and the treatment of soldiers recruited in the early Ming Dynasty was not bad.

Although it doesn't seem to be much, there are benefits, including food, drink, and accommodation, and each soldier is given three catties of lard, one catty of salt, twenty catties of rice, five catties of cloth and daily necessities, and those who have families are paid more.

At that time, this was simply the level of treatment of civil servants now, which was much better than farming at home and digging in the soil.

It is precisely because of the good treatment that in the early days of the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the army was full of vigor, and every time there was a war, the soldiers used their lives and were invincible.

However, as the Ming Dynasty became more and more corrupt, the matter of drinking soldiers' blood and eating empty salaries became more and more intense, so that each soldier got less than one or two taels of salary, and sometimes there were arrears of wages.

So at the end of the Ming Dynasty, the Ming army could not fight, but it did not complain about the greed for life and fear of death as a soldier, the stomach could not be filled, the wives and children at home were hungry and yellow-skinned, and the old lady had no money to buy medicine for medical treatment.

The court doesn't give you food, drink, and money, so why should you let your family go hungry and give you your life?

Hua 12 asked Lu Wenzhao to train the new army, and the number was set at 50,000, and the military salary was directly issued according to the highest treatment in the early Ming Dynasty.

For this reason, he sent half of the silver taels he had obtained from raiding his house in Jiangnan to escort him to Beijing and fill it into the treasury, and the other half sent a letter to Zhu Youxiao, explaining the situation and wanting to stay in Jiangnan to rectify the army.

In terms of the imperial court, Sun Ge Lao has a lot of opinions on Hua Twelve's rectification of military affairs in the south of the Yangtze River, and Hua Twelve's disregard for this matter, after all, military affairs are not something that a Jinyi Wei commander can interfere with.

Sun Ge Lao made several remarks, but Zhu Youxiao rejected them, in Xizong's words, Xiping Hou went south with a thousand people from Dongchang, are you still afraid that he will rebel?

Sun Chengzong is right to think so, Dongchang is the minister of the Son of Heaven, even if he is as strong as Wei Zhongxian at the beginning, he can only be loyal to the emperor.

More than 1,000 Dongchang fans, that is equal to more than 1,000 emperors' eyeliner, as long as Xipinghou has the slightest misdemeanor, I am afraid that he will not be able to hide the eyes of the emperor and the court.

In fact, how did Sun Chengzong know that there is only one person at the top of the entire East Factory who is loyal now, but that person is no longer the Ming Emperor, but Hua Twelve, because the latter controls their life and death.

This is also Hua Twelve's lack of rebellion, if he has the intention of rebellion, as long as he moves his mouth and says casually, only one Wang Tiqian who cultivates the "Sunflower Treasure Book" can make Zhu Youxiao's death unclear.

Speaking of the matter of military training, Hua 12 asked Lu Wenzhao to send people to post lists in various parts of the Yangtze River, recruit troops, and write the treatment clearly on the list, and state that as long as the registration is selected, one or two of An Jiayin will be issued.

At first, the common people didn't believe it, thinking that the court couldn't be so generous, but some people signed up with the attitude of trying it out, and really received real silver, which instantly became a sensation.

Not only did many young men sign up to serve as soldiers, but even middle-aged uncles in their forties and fifties enthusiastically signed up, but they were all rejected.

In the case of only recruiting young and strong, the quota of 50,000 people is easily enough.

When Lu Wenzhao was training, Hua Twelve did not have the intention of managing Jinling City, there were too many affairs, and he had a headache when he looked at it, but it was still the same sentence, professional things were left to professional people to do.

There are not all corrupt officials in Jinling City, there are also honest and honest officials, such as Zhang Hairui, a bachelor in the Nanjing cabinet, who is a good official who has not been affected by the crackdown.

When he first heard this name, Hua Twelve always felt that he had heard it somewhere, but after thinking about it, he felt that it might be the same name as the Qing official Hai Rui in history, so it felt familiar, so he didn't care.

Hua 12 asked Zhang Hairui to temporarily replace Tianfu Yin and preside over the affairs of Jinling.

If you want to say that people are not lost scholars, they are really talented people, and it only took half a month to take care of Jinling City, which has become a mess due to the lack of officials after the crackdown, in an orderly manner.

With the arrival of alternate officials sent by the imperial court, the entire Jinling resumed normal operation and gradually returned to prosperity.

On this day, Hua Twelve had already turned around the mountains and rivers near Jinling, and there was really nowhere to go, so he asked Han Zanzhou, the eunuch who guarded the town, to take him and Ding Baiying to the palace in Jinling for a turn.

Jinling Imperial Palace, which was later called the first palace in the Middle Ages, is said to cover an area larger than the imperial palace in the capital, but it is a pity that when the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom was destroyed in later generations, the palace and palace walls in the Forbidden City of Jinling have basically disappeared, and they are almost destroyed.

To be able to see the complete Jinling Forbidden City, Hua 12 is also very longing.

When entering the palace, Wang Xuetong, the chief eunuch in Jinling Palace, came to greet him in person, and was willing to be a guide with Han Zan, introducing the scenery and various legends in the palace to the Hua Twelve couple.

When Hua Twelve saw this Wang Xuetong for the first time, he recognized the other party's appearance, isn't this Li Yutang in 'October'.

He guessed that this Wang Xuetong should be a character in which movie, but Hua Twelve didn't watch much of the film and television dramas that this teacher Wang had acted, and even very little, so he didn't know which film and television plot this person came from.

Unexpectedly, Hua Twelve didn't bother himself, anyway, as long as he didn't provoke himself, whether it was a coincidence or another plot to join, it had nothing to do with him.

Listening to this Wang Xuetong's lotus-like explanation of the various allusions of the Jinling Palace, Hua Twelve and Ding Baiying both had an eye-opening feeling.

Hua Twelve asked curiously, "Old Wang, do you know where Emperor Jianwen escaped from this palace in the first place?" ”

Wang Xuetong and Han Zanzhou glanced at each other, both shook their heads and smiled bitterly, this master really dares to say.

Wang Xuetong reminded: "Master Hou, Emperor Jianwen burned in Fengtian Palace, it is the final conclusion of my dynasty."

Hua Twelve said impatiently: "Okay, the folk legend has a nose and eyes, isn't Chengzu also looking for it all over the world, Jinyiwei is not without relevant records, Ben Hou is just curious to inquire with you in private, which one of me and Lao Han can go out and talk nonsense to harm you!" ”

Han Zanzhou has also learned to be obedient these days, and he knows who the master is, and when he heard Hua Twelve say this, he immediately helped:

"That's it, this matter is not an important secret, don't worry about how long we have known each other, what else can I do to you, Lao Wang, you have been in this palace for decades, I don't believe you don't know any secrets!"

Wang Xuetong looked a little embarrassed, and stomped his feet for a while: "Then don't tell it, there is a rumor in the palace, that there is a secret passage under the portrait of Emperor Taizu in the Taimiao, saying that Emperor Jianwen came out of the palace from there!" ”

Hua Twelve loved to listen to this kind of legendary and secret story, and hurriedly asked, "Then you haven't seen it with your own eyes?" ”

Wang Xuetong smiled bitterly and said: "Master Hou, you said it is easy, don't say it's me, it's the emperors of the past dynasties, I haven't seen it, that's the Taimiao, under the nose of the grandfather, who dares to move a brick to try?" But Grandpa Cheng should have seen it, otherwise there would be no rumors of this! ”

Listening to Wang Xuetong's words, everyone thought of the changes in Jingjing back then, and felt that the historical pictures seemed to be right in front of them, which made people fascinated.

After going around in this Jinling Palace and listening to a lot of legends and stories, Hua Twelve sighed: "This time I have turned around Jinling for a hundred miles, and when I look back and want to play, I don't know where to go!" ”

Ding Baiying laughed when she heard it, and said that the scenery of Jinling is not enough to turn around many times, and the husband is still a teenager and likes to be fresh.

Han Zanzhou laughed, but a trace of essence flashed in Wang Xuetong's eyes, and he said: "Master Hou should have a place that he hasn't been to yet!" ”

Hua Twelve and Ding Baiying were both interested, and hurriedly asked where it was.

Wang Xuetong pointed in the southeast direction and said with a smile: "Smoke cage cold water moon cage sand"

Hua Twelve's eyes lit up, and he said: "The night park Qinhuai is close to the restaurant, the merchant girl doesn't know the hatred of the country, it's not bad, I haven't been to Qinhuai River yet, I heard that the girls there are very moist."

Halfway through his words, he realized that his wife was still beside him, and when he turned his head to look, he saw Ding Baiying looking at him angrily, and immediately smiled.

Wang Xuetong didn't seem to see the subtle atmosphere between the couple, and then said:

"A few days ago, Hou Ye cleaned up the officialdom of Jinling, even the painting boat on the Qinhuai River has stopped, these days I heard that it will be reopened, and the date is set for the ninety-ninth double yang five days later, if Hou Ye has Yaxing, he can travel to Qinhuai at night on the night of Chongyang, and he will have a taste!"

Speaking of this, the old eunuch also showed a smile that all men understand and said:

"I heard that Qin Huai's first Oiran, the Egret girl, will be combed on that day, if the Hou Ye goes, he will definitely come out on top!"

After Wang Xuetong finished speaking, he seemed to have just seen Ding Baiying's unkind eyes, and immediately confessed again and again.

After eating a Jinling imperial meal in the Jinling Palace, Hua Twelve and Ding Baiying took advantage of the excitement to return.

After sending these two away, the smile on Wang Xuetong's face instantly converged, and he went straight to the cold palace in the palace, there were no imperial concubines in the entire Jinling Palace, only eunuchs and palace maids, and there was no one living in this cold palace.

Wang Xuetong stood in the courtyard of the cold palace for a while, and a middle-aged eunuch walked in quickly and bowed:

"Godfather!"

Wang Xuetong nodded and asked, "Last time you said that you went out of the palace to Chen Ji Oil Mill, when you came back, there was a fan from Dongchang with you?" ”

The middle-aged eunuch nodded and said, "Yes, after two streets with me, I pretended not to know, and got rid of people after a few circles in the city!" ”

Wang Xuetong sighed and said: "The feelings of those people in Dongchang are too sensitive, they should smell a different breath on you, you, you are really smart but you are smart and mistaken, you get rid of them, isn't that three hundred taels of silver here!" ”

The middle-aged eunuch trembled when he heard this, and fell to his knees: "Godfather, my son is wrong, my son is wrong, I must be careful next time." ”

Wang Xuetong helped him up with a smile: "Don't worry, you and my father and son, how can I blame you."

The middle-aged eunuch just breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly his expression froze, and when he looked down, there was already an extra dagger in his heart.

The handle of the dagger was in Wang Xuetong's hand, and the latter's expression remained unchanged, and he still said with a smile:

"But recently, my godfather has to do a big thing, and I can't tolerate any difference, only you and I will continue the father-son relationship in the next life!"

After saying that, as soon as he twisted the dagger, the middle-aged eunuch was killed instantly, and he was lifeless.

Throwing the eunuch's body into a dry well in the cold palace, Wang Xuetong found a pen and paper in an empty room and wrote a note, which read:

'Ninety-nine Double Ninth Festival, change the day, Jin Jing and the third watch are launched, this life is at stake, no mistake! ’

After finishing speaking, he went to another courtyard of the cold palace, took a carrier pigeon, put the strip into a bamboo tube with the thickness of his little finger, tied it to the pigeon's leg, held it with both hands and threw it upward, and a white shadow went straight to the sky, circled in the sky, and went straight to the direction of the capital.

At midnight, in the Chen Ji Oil Mill in Jinling City, a black shadow silently entered through the window.

In the oil mill, Boss Chen was keeping accounts under the oil lamp, and suddenly saw a figure hidden in a cloak appear, and was immediately startled, and when he reacted, he quickly got up: "Why are you here in person?" ”

The black shadow withdrew from the hood of the cloak, revealing an old face, it was Wang Xuetong, and he only listened to his leisurely words:

"Go back and inform them that the time to do it is set at the Ninety-Nine Double Yang, and when the time comes, Xiping Hou and that Zhang Hairui will be killed together, which can not only clear that obstacle, but also obtain Rama's body, this time I am bound to get it."

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