Moments later, someone was escorted.

In fact, there are not many thieves who have survived, but there are only a few dozen.

After all, the people were too ruthless.

The thieves who attacked the private camp obviously didn't expect it, they thought it was a night attack, and even thought that the purpose was to get nine out of ten...... Who knows, it has actually alarmed ten or even dozens of times the number of people holding various weapons to directly output physical output to them.

Under this chaos, it is more difficult to survive than to ascend to the sky.

After all...... There's no way you can stop so many people from physically outputting it to you.

These dozens of people can be called the ancestors who have accumulated virtue, and the ancestral grave is smoking.

It's just that even if they are, the situation is not very good, and the vast majority of them are dying.

One of them, who was identified, was immediately found out, and it was that Friday.

Friday's face was full of horror, and he wailed and begged: "Spare your life, spare your life! ”

The captain of Jinyiwei did not hesitate and interrogated him overnight.

"His Royal Highness the Prince."

Returned to the battalion.

Baihu pressed the knife and continued: "The news sent from the western suburbs of Kaifeng said that a group of thieves had also attacked the camp over there and had also been taken down. Want...... There are people in various camps at night, fortunately, many people have been trained on weekdays, and the people are united, but even so, there are dozens of people killed and injured at night, and these thieves are menacing, obviously prepared. ”

Zhu Gaochi frowned and said, "Who instructed it?" ”

"An interrogation is underway, and apparently the results will be forthcoming."

Zhu Gao shook his head.

The hundred households said: "But the meaning of the camp and the Jinyi guard is ...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is afraid that it is not appropriate to continue to stay here for a long time, so he should return to Beijing as soon as possible, and I will escort His Royal Highness back to Beijing after this. ”

Zhu Gaochi was a little stronger at this time, his face was ruddy, and his whole person was full of energy, obviously in good health.

At this time, he stood up with his hands behind his back, paced a few steps, and said after a moment's silence: "It's just the situation of Kaifeng, I can't let go." ”

"Your Highness." But the hundred households said: "Your Highness is the prince, and what you have in mind is the world, and someone here will deal with it." ”

When these hundred households spoke, their tone was extremely respectful.

Zhu Gaochi remembered that when he was in the model camp, many people were more afraid of him.

Or after entering the camp, Zhu Gaochi's temperament was gentle, and gradually made many captains see that His Royal Highness can be so modest and amiable with such dignity.

Or, in the camp, Zhu Gaochi also abides by the rules and convinces people.

Zhu Gaochi's face was not only gentle at this time, but it was a little more resolute.

After he groaned, he said: "The thieves raided, and the palace is falling, but since it is here, how can there be any reason to return to Beijing for refuge?" ”

Baihu was stunned: "But ......"

These hundred households showed embarrassment, obviously worried about Zhu Gaochi's safety.

Zhu Gaochi already knew at this time that from now on, he was no longer the officer of the model battalion, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but sigh, and the re-transformation of his identity made him a little reluctant.

When I was in the camp, the order was forbidden, and many times, there were no distracting thoughts in my heart, and I just had to boil my body.

This made him not only feel tormented, but also an indescribable relief.

After all, as a prince, he had too many things to think about, and this heavy pressure sometimes made him breathless.

The most difficult thing in the world to do is the prince, you must be cautious and walk on thin ice.

What's more, his father, the emperor, was still a great general who only thought about marching and arranging the army, but he threw all the miscellaneous things on him.

This has invisibly increased his pressure countless times, because the emperor handles the affairs of the world and the prince handles the affairs of the world, which is a completely different concept.

The emperor can deal with it willfully, he can do whatever he wants, and even if he encounters resistance, there is no big problem.

But the prince needs to be cautious, if he doesn't do it well, he will be scolded for being a bloody dog, and if he does it too well, maybe there will be villains again.

The emperor can promote his own heart, but the crown prince needs to be more careful, so as not to be suspected that this is his own team.

Even if his father didn't think so, for Zhu Gaochi, he needed to save himself at all times, just in case.

Although it is hard work in the model camp, there are almost no such troubles here, and there is really an unprecedented ease when the head is empty.

But now, it is obvious that the situation no longer allows him to continue to be an ordinary team officer.

In the past, Zhu Gaochi was indecisive, and he always had to look ahead and backward when he acted, and he had to take one step and see three steps.

But now, perhaps because of his presence in the model battalion, he has been contaminated with the simplicity and rudeness of the army.

Or, after coming to Kaifeng, I witnessed many incredible scenes.

So, Zhu Gaochi immediately made a decision and said: "Immediately pass on the letter to the Jinyi lieutenants and scribes in the four provinces and state capitals, and be strictly vigilant, but if they are attacked, they can be dealt with immediately, and the palace will grant them the right to arbitrary." In addition, Jin Yiwei immediately found out the real murderer, once the real murderer was found, the main culprit was investigated, such thieves are rampant to this point, and no one can be let go. ”

Zhu Gaochi said, paced two more steps, lowered his head and thought about it seriously, before he said: "Spread the edict of the palace again, all the prefects and counties of the four provinces will be temporarily dismissed, and the scribes from all over the country will temporarily replace their positions. ”

"Since it is the law of marching, then ...... In addition to immediately organizing guards and strict garrisons to protect the people, Jinyi Guards and Model Battalions must also check all suspicious people. The inspection department of the local area was taken over by Jinyiwei......"

After hearing this, Baihu hurriedly said: "If you are humble, you will order someone to give orders." ”

Zhu Gaochi didn't sleep all night.

He couldn't sleep.

Fortunately, in these days, he is in good health and can survive it.

Soon, news came from Jinyiwei's side.

A directory was handed over to Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi only glanced down at the roster and said, "Is it conclusive?" ”

"Absolutely." The lieutenant said: "Your Highness, the Friday that was held was originally the Zhou family, and he had always taken care of the Zhou family, and he was ordered by Zhou Juren......

The lieutenant reported in detail.

Zhu Gaochi nodded and said, "That being the case, what are you still idle!" Dispatch the guards, and then order a few Jinyi guards and the captains of the model battalion to accompany them, all of them will come with the palace, and immediately raid the Zhou family, the Wang family, and the Zhao family, and act overnight, don't leak the news, and teach people to run away. ”

"Whoa."

Zhu Gaochi seemed to think of something at this time, and then said: "The thieves in various prefectures and counties, once the attack fails, they know that they are guilty, and they will definitely flee...... or become a problem for my Ming henchmen. ”

"When the news came out, the model battalion immediately transferred three hundred households from nearby states and counties, with three hundred men and horses as the backbone, and then gathered some guards to prepare for quelling the rebellion at any time."

After giving some careful instructions, Zhu Gaochi hurriedly left the camp, took the men and horses, and quickly disappeared into the night.

……

At this time, Zhou Juren was obviously worried all the way, but he still had great hopes.

I have to say that this is also thanks to the people's power levied by those Jinyi Wei and the Taiping Mansion.

These well-fed and well-fed people, in these days, have rebuilt the official roads and laid many convenient stone bridges, so that the original muddy and difficult roads are now unimpeded.

On this gravel-paved road, Zhou Juren immediately met many people who traveled with him.

These people, some of them set off early from Guanzhong, some of them came from other state capitals in Henan, and everyone encountered them along the way, reporting their homes, although they were hundreds of miles or even thousands of miles away from each other, but there were also a lot of them, all of whom were thunderous figures.

These...... can all be the seeds of scholars all over the world, not to mention their knowledge and family background, just their connections, they are all through the sky.

There are countless relatives who are officials in the court.

Zhou Juren suddenly seemed to have taken a reassuring pill, with these people together, they went to Nanjing City together, and the big thing could be decided.

So in the blink of an eye, they had arrived in Zhenjiang.

Take a ferry from Zhenjiang to Nanjing.

At this time, the city of Nanjing was already overcrowded, and almost all the inns in the city were full.

People like Zhou Juren are not single, and they are followed by many scholars, servants, and maids, as if they are moving.

The more people gathered, the more they arrived, and as soon as they arrived in the capital, they were not in a hurry to complain, but immediately went to join their relatives.

In a family like theirs, who doesn't have a few relatives who are officials in the court?

At the moment, Zhou Juren also went to visit one of his cousins.

This duke served as a Fenglilang in Taichang Temple, saw each other, not very embarrassed, and talked about the things in the township, this cousin was also angry, and scolded Zhang Anshi for being shameless.

Then he gave Zhou Juren an idea: "Zhang An's world is powerful, with one or two people, he can't sue him, the best way is for the people of the world to go together to tell the wrongs." In other cases, there are people in the DPRK and China who have taken advantage of the opportunity to act. As a brother, I am just a mere servant, and I can't really help much, but this tragic situation in the township, you and the other princes, must be clear, and at that time, there will be hope for success, and there will be hope for debt relief. ”

Zhou Juren wrote it down and went to meet some relatives and friends.

He had been to the capital when he was going to try, so he had no intention of visiting.

When they arrived in the capital, people like Zhou Juren gathered more and more, and after a while, rumors came out, saying that it was July 19, Tai Sui, and he was aggrieved on this day.

July 19, it is rumored to be the birthday of Tai Sui Xingjun, Tai Sui God in all the gods, the most influential, known as the Son of Heaven in the middle of the year, in charge of the world of a year of good fortune and misfortune, the ancients believed that Tai Sui is a bad omen, you can choose this day, go to avenge, undoubtedly someone used this metaphor, Zhang Anshi so bullied them, is the meaning of Tai Sui, that is, Tai Sui's head ground.

So on the 19th day of July, countless people went to the noon gate in unison.

In an instant, there were 2,000 people.

At the gate of the palace, a eunuch came out expressionlessly, originally to check the details, but many people took complaints one after another and sent them to the eunuch.

The eunuch's scalp was numb when he saw it, and although he didn't understand the complaints, he also felt that this matter was not trivial.

Immediately enter the palace to play.

Zhu Di probably knows the details of these people, such a catastrophe in the four provinces, some people enter Beijing to complain, Zhu Di is encouraged from the bottom of his heart.

After all, this is also an important channel for the emperor to understand the people's feelings.

Therefore, he specially summoned hundreds of officials, just to take this opportunity to discuss in front of hundreds of officials.

But the eunuch sent him a thick pile of complaints.

At first glance, Zhu Di was shocked at first, but he remained silent, and then said calmly: "Distribute hundreds of officials, teach them to take a look, and take a look...... the afflictions of the people of the world. ”

The eunuch bowed down and said yes, and then distributed the complaint to the hundred officials in the palace one by one.

When a copy was distributed to Zhang Anshi, Zhang Anshi looked down and saw the dazzling words of the grass people crying blood.

Zhang Anshi was too lazy to look at it, he couldn't see the tragedy in such words.

The officials looked down at each other, their faces were extremely strange, and they all looked weird.

Zhu Di sat still, his face was a little tired, he was not in good health these days, after all, he was not young, and some old diseases on the battlefield in the past were in pain.

Zhu Di said: "Call some people here, I want to hear what they have to say." ”

He also lost his listen, and bowed and left.

After a while, more than a dozen people were invited, and the first one immediately fell to the ground and said, "The grass people have seen Your Majesty......

Zhu Di looked down at these people, and his expression changed slightly.

These people, who are courteous and ceremonial, do not have any restraint and nervousness, and even speak in a formal official language, without too many accents.

Looking at their appearance, it is obvious that food, clothing, housing and transportation are all good.

After Zhu Di was a little surprised, he said: "If you have any grievances, let's talk about them." ”

Everyone replied, "Your Majesty, the grass people are waiting...... It's miserable, this ......"

Zhu Di said angrily: "Say it one by one, what are you fighting for?" Come ......"

He casually pointed to one of them and said, "Tell me." ”

This man turned out to be a Zhou Juren.

Zhou Juren had already made a draft along the way, which can be said to be fully prepared, only to see him say: "The grass people are the people of Kaifeng, the disaster in Henan, thousands of miles of red land, and the grass people have suffered heavy losses, but ...... Originally, the government provided timely relief, and the imperial court even rained rain and dew to do its best to provide relief, but who expected it...... A group of people from the Taiping Mansion came behind, and these people ...... As soon as he arrived in Kaifeng, he also claimed to help the people, which was not counted, and forced the grass people to buy grain. ”

"Buying food?" Although Zhu Di also heard some things from the East Factory.

However, the manpower on the side of the East Factory was all transferred by Jinyiwei, and the rest of the people collected the information was incomplete.

Yizha felt that a lot of news had not been confirmed, and he did not dare to report it at will.

After all, if there is no report, it is lazy at most, but if the report is not true, it is bad.

Besides, now Your Majesty is not in good health, and there are some things that he does not dare to report at will, for fear that His Majesty will be angry and ruined.

Zhu Di stood up, frowned and paced a few steps, and then looked at Zhou Judao fixedly: "Why do you want to buy grain." ”

Zhou Juren hurriedly said: "This Taiping Mansion forcibly sells the grain price of the grass people, etc., and it costs one or two pieces of silver and one stone......

When Zhu Di heard this, his face turned cold in an instant.

One tael of silver and one stone of grain, which was almost waiting for the peers to rob it.

You must know that in the past few years, when the price of grain was still stable, one tael of silver was worth seven or eight stones.

This is equivalent to a direct price increase of seven or eight times.

"After that, even a stone of grain, even to one two, two or three dollars of silver, the so-called people do not fight with the officials, how dare the small people disobey, but later, they forced to sell, but the small people, already in the pocket, is already shy, so they forced and taught the small people to borrow money to buy grain, the small people had no choice but to borrow, owed countless silver, bought these grains ......"

As he spoke, Zhou Juren cried sadly.

In fact, his words can be regarded as nine points true and one point false.

He bought the grain, and it really bought it at a high price.

They also borrowed money, and now they are borrowing a bankrupt property, and that's right.

The only thing that is not true is that they took the initiative to buy it, but now it has become a forced sale by the Taiping Mansion.

Of course, on this point, Zhou Juren is also confident, after all...... Behind the Taiping Mansion is Zhang Anshi, who leans towards the government and the opposition.

And he is just a weak little people.

This week, Juren wiped away his tears again, and said with a pitiful look: "Xiaomin, you are really desperate, originally...... thought that he was just giving up some family wealth, so as not to cause trouble to the Jinyi guard. Can ...... now But he was ruined and ruined, and now he ...... Riddled with debts, the family business has been ruined, and if it continues like this, the family will be ruined. As a last resort, he ruthlessly came to Beijing to sue, but he didn't dare to accuse the court, but he just ...... I hope that the grass people and others will return the grain at the original price, and teach the small people to have a foothold, and the rest ...... Don't dare to hope anymore. ”

"Your Majesty is a holy monarch...... Zhou Juren kowtowed: "I will definitely be able to make decisions for the grass people." ”

He didn't mention Zhang Anshi, and even Jinyiwei didn't attack excessively.

And his so-called begging is just a return of money, and anyone who listens to this request feels reasonable.

Zhu Di listened to it, chewed his words seriously, and couldn't help but be a little moved.

Although he knew that Jinyiwei went to give relief, it seemed that he was doing a good job, but Jinyiwei actually had its cruel side since the establishment of Emperor Taizu Gao, and it was conceivable that Jinyiwei entered the people, and some people were unruly and oppressed the people.

Zhu Di couldn't help but say: "Zhang Qing's family ......"

Zhang Anshi looked surprised, he thought that there would be a monstrous accusation next, it must be these people, the spearhead pointed directly at him, and wantonly attacked himself.

But where did he think that the other party thundered loudly and rained little, but it was precisely because of this that Zhang Anshi was vigilant suddenly, and he knew it...... These people are really chicken thieves.

Zhang Anshi said: "The minister is here." ”

Zhu Di said: "Is there such a thing? You go and check, and after a thorough investigation, I will be clear. ”

Zhang Anshi said: "Your Majesty, don't be clear, this is not an unauthorized move by Jinyiwei, everything is instructed by the minister." ”

(End of chapter)