"We don't recognize this kind of tooth card, no matter who wants to enter the city, they need to pay taxes." The defender of the city commanded the general and did not take the two people in front of him in his eyes at all.

"Presumptuous!"

Ti Qi, who originally came out of Beijing to go to the local place to announce the decree, was a close attendant of the heavenly family, and went out of Beijing to do things for the Son of Heaven, how could he have suffered such an insult.

A cavalry was about to draw his sword, but was stopped by Zhu Zhandong, the king of Xiang, behind him.

He said to the side: "Lu Qianhu, I don't know the interests of the local Miao Si and my Han officials, we are new to here, in order to avoid more trouble, we should be patient for the time being." ”

Lu Zhong slowly put down the hand on the embroidered spring knife, turned around and said, "The lower official listens to the prince." ”

Immediately, he turned his head and sneered: "We, a thousand households in brocade clothes, have never heard of people not being allowed to enter the city in broad daylight, and they have to pay taxes when they enter the city." ”

"Tell me, what kind of tax is you going to pay now?"

The general seemed to be used to running rampant in the local area, and he didn't realize the seriousness of the matter, and said: "If you want to enter the city, you will naturally pay the gate tax." ”

"Since you are a Jinyi Wei Qianhu, why don't you even have this common sense?"

Lu Zhong's face darkened.

In the capital, when I saw this flying fish suit, who didn't walk around me, even the children of the powerful, they had to be afraid of three points, but they didn't think that it was not good for Wugang where birds don't.

"No wonder the old saying goes, poor mountains and bad waters come out of the people, and strong dragons don't suppress the snakes, and now it seems that it is not wrong at all."

Lu Zhong looked at the face of King Xiang behind him, and didn't do anything, just coldly threw out a silver ingot, and said, "No matter what taxes there are, these should be enough, let's go into the city." ”

The hundred households weighed the weight of the silver ingot, and knew that they had made a lot of money, so they waved their hands behind them, and said in a strange manner: "The official from the capital is generous." ”

"Okay, let's go inside."

"Hmph." Lu Zhong glanced slightly, remembered the appearance of this person in his heart, as well as the general posture of the officers and soldiers around him, turned around and said respectfully:

"Lord Wang, it's all taken care of, you go into the city first."

After all, Zhu Zhan was the leader of the clan, and he really didn't need to be too polite to Lu Zhong, a loyal servant of the royal family, so he just gave his hand lightly and went straight into the city.

Behind him, more than a dozen brocade-clothed guards slowed down their horses and entered the city in turn.

The first feeling after entering the city is that this place is too dilapidated, Wugang Prefecture is located in the southwest of Huguang, the capital of the state, and there are many Miao people living in the city.

Even if there are officials and soldiers of the imperial court guarding it, the people of Miao and Han often clash, and now there are two local snakes here, Duan Youhong and Libin, and there are no business travelers willing to come.

So over the years, the development of Wugang has been stagnant.

It's just that because the Miao people have made too many rebellions, in the Xuande period, some towns in the southwest region were specially repaired, and the city wall was rammed with earth and bricks to show a little more important side affairs.

Most of the people walking by on the road were relatively plain, and the Miao people were more likely to gather together in twos and threes, pointing fingers at the group of people in fresh clothes and angry horses.

It is also said that in this poor frontier place, such a group of people suddenly came, and it was difficult not to attract attention.

Guangtong Palace, located on the northwest side of Wugang Prefecture City, is a little poor and pitiful compared to the Ten Princes' Mansion and Xiangwang's Mansion in the capital.

It's just incomprehensible that there are many guards standing around the palace. @·error-free start~~

Why is it so incomprehensible?

Because Zhu Di succeeded in Jingnan and became emperor, in order to prevent any more vassal kings from imitating him in the future, he implemented a feudal ban policy on vassal kings in various places.

What is a feudal ban?

It was Zhu Di who basically disbanded ninety percent of the guards left by Zhu Yuanzhang to the national clans during the Hongwu period, and strictly regulated the number of guards in the palaces of their respective feudal lords, in order to limit their strength.

But Zhu Di didn't do anything either, considering that the southwest has always been a place of frequent trouble, so he left some guards for self-protection for some of the great clans in the southwest.

The Min clan here has always been a poor land, and only the Min Wangfu of the previous Min king Zhu Yang has a small number of guards.

To put it simply, Zhu Huixuan, the king of Guangtong, should not have a guard.

Xiangwang Zhu Zhan is also guarded, which was left by Zhu Di for him back then, but that's it.

It's just equivalent to the family of the palace.

But he could see that there were many more guards in the Guangtong Palace, and if Emperor Jingtai knew about it, a hundred heads would not be enough to cut off.

We have to solve this matter as soon as possible, what has this stupid nephew done!

This scene was also fully watched by the accompanying horsemen, and Lu Zhong, the Jinyi Wei Qianhu, also knew the rules of the imperial court to control the vassal king very strictly, and was stunned for a while.

Zhu Zhan stepped forward and said, "Lu Qianhu will be sent here, and this king can go in by himself." ”

"Look, there are a lot of guards in this Guangtong Palace, and there is really no need for us to add to the chaos." Lu Zhong had something to say, and he was also very dissatisfied with this.

He is the emperor's person, and his mentality is naturally towards the emperor.

Guangtong Wang Zhu Huixuan violated the Yongle system and set up guards privately, what did he want to do?

In Lu Zhong's opinion, this is simply well understood.

It's just that this time, Zhu Di sent Zhu Zhan to mediate, no matter what Zhu Huiyan, the king of Guangtong, wants to do, or what he has done, he can only wait now.

Escorting Zhu Zhan to his fiefdom Xiangyang safely first is the top priority.

Zhu Zhan heard the meaning of Lu Zhong's words, but now after all, it was his imperial nephew who didn't do a good job, and Lu Zhong, as the emperor's right-hand man, expressed his dissatisfaction with this slightly, which was normal.

He didn't reply, just walked in.

A guard in front of the gate of Guangtong Wangfu went in to report, and soon, a person who looked like a civil official ran out and enthusiastically took Zhu Zhandong, the king of Xiang, in.

"Qianhu, do you want to report to Your Majesty immediately about the private guards of the Guangtong Palace?"

Lu Zhong looked at the palace with his door closed, waved his hand and said, "Don't use it first, give this King Xiang two days, and we will also inquire in many ways here." ”

"After two days, no matter what King Xiang says, no matter what news you find, you must report to Your Majesty immediately."

Several horsemen looked at each other, but had no choice but to comply.

......

Lu Zhong took the brocade-clothed guards to an inn in the middle of Wugang Prefecture City to settle down, locked the flying fish suit, and changed into a captain's uniform.

In his opinion, the Flying Fish suit is too conspicuous in this place, and it is not an ordinary person standing on the street, and it is impossible to find out any news.

The captain's costume is different, it is not a noble person, and it is also a little right, and it is just right to wear it in this place.

He asked his horsemen to also dress up in disguise, and went to the city to inquire about the news of Zhu Huiyan, the king of Guangtong, and he walked out of the inn with two horsemen.

Looking left and right, I heard a strange sound of gongs and drums.

At the corner of the street, a team of people dressed in black and white fancy clothes, waving a white flag erected high, and writing the four big characters "Face Heavenly Master", so that they came to the market with some swagger. @ 。