In the fifteenth year of Chongzhen, the fifth day of the fifth month of May, night.

Because it is the Dragon Boat Festival, the lifeless capital rarely shows a trace of vitality and vitality.

It's just that this vitality and vitality mostly appear in those powerful homes.

Ordinary people, rice is almost unaffordable, where to buy glutinous rice to make zongzi for this Dragon Boat Festival.

"Guotai Min'an ......"

Lao Zhu, who was standing on the city wall again, shook his head gently.

The word Guotai Min'an is too ethereal and too hazy, and Lao Zhu has never been able to understand how to be considered Guotai Min'an.

But he only knows one thing, that is, as an emperor, as long as the people can have food and clothing, he is a good emperor.

Whoever does not want his people to be fed and clothed in warm clothes, then he will let whoever has no life to eat and no clothes to wear.

If there is one such person, he will kill one, and if there is a hundred, he will kill a hundred, until these people who have been killed will no longer dare to stand opposite the people, and they will no longer dare to reach out to touch the food and clothing of the people.

Although killing and killing is just an expedient measure, the fundamental reason why Daming has fallen to this point is still a problem with the system, but Lao Zhu is not without a good way now.

So, kill it first.

As for the Ming system and future national policies, let's talk about it after killing this batch.

"Chengen, go and inform Wang Guoxing and let him do it."

Zhou Kui's mansion is not too far from the palace, so standing on this city wall, Lao Zhu can also see the movement of Zhou Kui's mansion, "These pig-like things are not worthy of this festival." ”

"Yes, Hooray."

Hearing Lao Zhu's words, Wang Chengen immediately ordered someone to inform Wang Guoxing and ask him to prepare to act.

Wang Guoxing is sending people to monitor Zhou Kui's family, according to his idea, even if His Majesty wants to do it, he will have to wait for the Dragon Boat Festival to pass.

Therefore, he let most of the people go back to rest, leaving only a small team of people to monitor Zhou Kui's family.

At this moment, hearing the order sent by Wang Chengen, Wang Guoxing was immediately stunned.

Is Your Majesty so anxious that you don't even want them to celebrate this festival?

Although Wang Guoxing was a little stunned, he didn't dare to slack off, and immediately sent someone to gather people, and then directly surrounded the entire Zhou family and blocked all the portals.

Although generally speaking, Zhou Kui did not dare to escape, but they did things in Jinyiwei, and when they had enough manpower, they never gambled on what happened.

"Pei Lun, Ding Xiu, you two take someone with me."

Pei Lun and Ding Xiu are the small flag officers specially transferred from below by Wang Guoxing, these two people can not only fight, but also have a lot of brains, Wang Guoxing is very satisfied with these two people, "If you do it beautifully this time, I will promote you two to be a hundred households." ”

The standard weapon of Jinyiwei is the embroidered spring knife, but the reason why this weapon is used is mainly because of the good craftsmanship and high quality of this weapon, so most of the Jinyiwei choose to wear the embroidered spring knife.

However, this matter is not absolute, for example, on Ding Xiu's body, he is wearing a narrow Miao knife.

At this time, Ding Xiu stretched out his hand and pressed it on the hilt of the knife, not caring at all about what Wang Guoxing said about promoting him, but just asked, "Commander, can you kill people?" ”

"Jin Yiwei does things, if there is resistance, it will not matter if he fights."

Wang Guoxing knew what Ding Xiu wanted to do, and after saying this, he opened his mouth to warn again, "But the main people of the Zhou family can't be killed, Your Majesty still has something to ask them." ”

Hearing this, Ding Xiu's hand holding the handle of the knife increased slightly with some force.

And Pei Lun next to him, although he has only been with Ding Xiu for these two days, he knows Ding Xiu quite well.

He reached out and patted Ding Xiu's shoulder, leaned into his ear and said in a very low voice, "Since Your Majesty has decided to arrest them, you will definitely move them." ”

"Even if there is a queen mother mediating this matter, they will not end well."

"Do your business with peace of mind, don't think too much, the above things will naturally be decided by the above, all you have to do is to trust the people above, don't mess around."

"Hoo ......"

Ding Xiu let out a long breath and gently relaxed some of his grip on the hilt.

He first glanced at Pei Lun with a little gratitude, and then said to Wang Guoxing: "I know, Lord Commander." ”

"Well, let's go."

Seeing that Ding Xiu was persuaded by Pei Lun, Wang Guoxing breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.

The person he chose, he must have checked the background, and naturally knew that Ding Xiu had a personal grudge against Zhou Kui's family, but it was not a deep hatred.

Ding Xiu practiced martial arts in his early years, and needed to use herbs to boil his body, for convenience, he went to the same medicine store to get herbs all the year round, and he was familiar with the medicine shopkeeper when he came and went, because he was young, and the old shopkeeper was quite fond of Ding Xiu, not only gave him good medicinal materials every time, but also discounted the price a lot.

Because of this, Ding Xiu has always regarded this old shopkeeper who has taken care of him a lot as half an elder.

But one day, when Ding Xiu went to the medicine store to get the medicine as usual, he found that the shopkeeper of the medicine store actually hanged himself.

Later, Ding Xiu inquired in many ways and learned that the shopkeeper of the medicine house had a 100-year-old Ganoderma lucidum, which was the treasure of this medicine house, and it had been passed down in their family for three generations.

As a result, Zhou Kui's second son knew about this, so he proposed to buy this Ganoderma lucidum and bid "up to" one or two silver.

This price, don't say that it is the treasure of the town, it is not for sale, even if it is really to be sold, it is impossible to sell it for one or two silver, this price is about the same as Ming robbery.

Therefore, the shopkeeper of the medicine store said that the Ganoderma lucidum was no longer available, and he refused to sell it.

And the day after the shopkeeper's refusal, the two sons of the shopkeeper of the medicine house were directly arrested by Shuntianfu on the charge of theft.

The last thing, naturally, there is no need to say it anymore, the old shopkeeper handed over the so-called "stolen" Ganoderma lucidum, in exchange for two sons who were beaten to almost half ruins, and even the medicine house was looted by the government.

The foundation of the old shopkeeper for three generations was destroyed in a few days.

The old shopkeeper, who couldn't stand this blow, hung himself on the beam of the medicine house without saying a word after his son came back.

The whole thing, although the Zhou family did not come forward, as long as it is a clear-eyed person, it can be seen that this matter was done by the second son of the Zhou family.

Because of the strength of the Zhou family, although Ding Xiu is uneasy, he is just an ordinary person, and he has a family, and he can't do anything.

It is precisely because of this that this opportunity has been given to Ding Xiu to have the idea of directly killing the Zhou family.

It's just that Wang Guoxing will definitely not allow Ding Xiu to do this, since His Majesty said that he would spare the lives of the Zhou family, then he will definitely send the Zhou family to prison.

So this can be regarded as a test for Ding Xiu, if Ding Xiu does it regardless of it, he and Pei Lun will definitely stop Ding Xiu.

At that time, the Zhou family may be fine, but the hundred households that the kingdom promised to Ding Xiu before will definitely be gone.

At this moment, seeing that Ding Xiu could figure it out, Wang Guoxing was also very pleased.

In his opinion, Ding Xiu is a good seedling of Jinyiwei, and it would be a pity if he put his future into it because of the Zhou family.

After instructing his subordinates, Wang Guoxing did not delay any longer, and directly took Ding Xiu and Pei Lun into the gate of the Zhou Mansion.

"Jin Yiwei handles the case, and the idle people are out of the way."