The south is sunny and clear.

Si Cong hurried first, and it didn't take long to reach Yuezhou Mansion, after all, Yuezhou Mansion and Wuchang Mansion were adjacent to each other.

There are seven counties and one state in the prefecture, and the prefecture is located in Baling County.

The most famous in the county is probably Yueyang Tower, but now Si Cong doesn't have much heart to look at the monuments.

He is now not far east of the Yuezhou Mansion, sitting on top of a restaurant and looking at the Yuezhou Garrison Office not far away.

In Yuezhou, in fact, the commander of Yuezhou Wei also has a top boss: Dongting Garrison.

Because the Yuezhou Mansion guards the confluence of Dongting Lake and the Yangtze River, it has become a natural military fortress: based on this, you can trace the river and go straight to Jingxiangchuan and Shu, and you can go down the river to express Wuchang Jiangnan. After going deep into Dongting Lake, you can also go deep into the hinterland of southern Huguang through the Dongting Lake River.

Therefore, there is a special Dongting garrison here, obeying the orders of the general army of Huguang and controlling the guards on the shore of Dongting Lake.

Si Cong knew that what he had to wait for should be that Marquis Zhenyuan confirmed the position of the Dongting garrison before telling him that he could do it.

In addition to Xiang Falong, Yuezhou Wei also commanded Tongzhi, commanded servants, thousands of households, hundreds of households, and so on.

On the way here, he had already understood the situation clearly: the current Yuezhou Guard, according to the book, should have 5,174 soldiers.

How many there are, Si Cong doesn't know.

But no matter what, if you want to take down Xiang Falong, you have to take into account Yue Zhouwei's subsequent reaction.

Maybe the advantage now is that Xiang Falong didn't expect Zhenyuan Hou to be so decisive.

In the Yuezhou Garrison Office, Xiang Falong asked his own soldiers: "General Xiong, the letter has been delivered?" ”

"It was delivered by his own hand, the general can rest assured."

"Good! Gu Zongbing is naturally angry, but in his anger, he also has to promise the guards that he will not be short of food, that is, he has a lot of scruples! Xiang Falong grinned, "We don't want much, as long as the new law is implemented in the future, everything in our guard will be the same." There will be thieves in the big drought, Dongting Lake is so big, bandits are running around, General Xiong, the Dongting garrison, can ask for a water division this time to recruit troops to suppress bandits. ”

"General, I don't think the Hou Ye likes it. Let's Yuezhou Wei ...... Will it become a bird? ”

"Hou Ye naturally doesn't like it." Xiang Falong disagreed, "But at this time, there are too many places for Elder Sun Ge, Hou Ye, and Grandpa Gu to pay attention to. There are so many vassal kings in Huguang, so many people are involved in cleaning up water conservancy, and now there is a big drought, do they still want to make Zhuwei chaotic? The best policy is to appease! ”

In the Dongting Garrison Mansion not far from the city, Xiong Weiyang, the Dongting Garrison, finished reading the letter sent to Fa Long.

After Yongle, many vassal kings began to move to Huguang, and after cutting the guards, there was no great chaos in the hinterland of the Ming Dynasty for a hundred years, and the Dongting garrison had no chance of meritorious service, and it was difficult to be promoted again.

Almost all of the generals who go up must have the status of a lord or a distinguished military merit before they can be among them.

Xiong Weiyang has been guarding this cave for more than seven years.

It's not a big deal, and the Dongting garrison is usually an idle job. However, at least nominally, he can exert influence on some military and government affairs around Dongting Lake.

Seven years is enough time to do a lot.

One of the things that has made Xiong Weiyang difficult to accept is that he is currently building embankments on the shore of Dongting Lake.

Eight hundred miles of Dongting, only in the summer flood season when the water of the Yangtze River carries sediment and pours, under the impact of the vast sea.

However, the terrain is high and low, and if many places can be enclosed and embankments can be built, then a large number of rivers and lakes can be used to create fertile fields and fertile ponds.

Growing grain and raising fish, that's all good.

The embankment was built around Dongting Lake, which has been around since the Tang and Song dynasties. Since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, 13 embankments have been built around the Yuanjiang River during the Hongwu period, and 48 embankments have been built in Huarong County. In the twenty-eighth year of Hongwu, Taizu issued a decree that all newly reclaimed land after the twenty-seventh year of Hongwu, no matter how much or less, could not afford the department, and if there was a crime of disturbing the division of the department.

Encouraging land reclamation may be difficult elsewhere. But on the shore of Dongting Lake, it is really every year when the water level is low in autumn and winter, choose a suitable beach for reclamation.

Over the past 100 years, how many fertile fields and fishing grounds have been added to the shores of Dongting Lake?

No one has systematically inventoried it.

But for example, in the eleventh year of orthodoxy, Longyang County Cheng opened up the embankment, with a circumference of more than 35,800 zhang, and a hundred and twenty miles of Mianheng.

Now, if there is no matter of cleaning up water conservancy and no new law, so many fertile fields and fishing grounds will be "undisciplined land".

The reduction of the lake surface of Dongting Lake has affected the flooding of the Yangtze River, and people of insight know it.

At the moment of the great drought, people related to the interests of the "unscrupulous land" accumulated by the Dongting Lake for so many years are actually still thinking about the grain business - although the reputation is not yet obvious, there is already a Dongting merchant gang on the shore of Dongting Lake.

"Zehou, what do you think?" Xiong Weiyang handed the letter to Fa Long to his staff member Zhang Zehou.

After reading the letter, Zhang Zehou pondered for a moment and said, "I feel that what I said to the command post is very true. If there is a lot of discussion today, and it is a catastrophe, if Your Majesty still wants to implement the new law, the five prefectures and the local capitals cannot be chaotic. The selection of the front to go south is nothing more than to prevent this. As long as there is no rebellion, the court's appeasement is still insufficient, how can it make a big move? ”

Xiong Weiyang frowned and nodded.

"At this time, we can take advantage of the great drought when the water level drops, and build embankments and embankments with work relief, so that we can get new fields and accommodate the victims. Of course, the Jingzhou Mansion was admonished first, and the general could discuss with the Mansion Zun to advance the document and ask for it, and not announce it to the people. In addition, in order to prevent the people from fleeing, the general can indeed ask for the recruitment of troops and set up a battalion of sailors in case of bandits. ”

"You can help me prepare the recital first, and then I'll think about it."

Xiong Weiyang always felt that His Majesty's will to make the kings and relatives of the world's vassal kings and relatives enter Beijing to congratulate on this year's Longevity and Holy Day was strange.

This is really different from the old example. Naturally, the vassal king no longer guards the place as he did at the beginning of the country, but a lord like Gu Shilong, the Marquis of Zhenyuan, really plays this role.

These people are going to leave for Beijing a month or two before Halloween, and the time is very close.

Back and forth, it's months.

How much of a place could change over such a long period of time?

Didn't the imperial court really know how much the local capital had been implicated in many aspects such as land, commercial taxes, and many other aspects between the guards and the prefectures, gentry and merchants?

Xiong Weiyang was still hesitating and thinking, and his own soldiers came to report: "General, the capital is coming, and Geng is visiting." ”

“…… Please! ”

Although his heart was shocked, Xiong Weiyang did not dare to slack off.

The commander of the envoy is in charge of affairs, and the real power is three products, and he is in charge of tuntian, training, and affairs with the commander of the capital.

Geng Yongfeng is in command, and Xiong Weiyang has not dealt with him a lot.

Greeted at the foot of the steps outside the hall, Xiong Weiyang was full of spring breeze: "Brother Geng, slack, slack, this morning the magpie cried, I was still thinking about what kind of distinguished guest this is coming......

Geng Yongfeng looked at him, only to feel that Xiong Weiyang was already as smooth as the old fritters in the civil officials.

The polite one or two followed him into the signing room, and Geng Yongfeng sat down before saying, "There are some things to say to Xiong Shoubei in private." ”

Xiong Weiyang was stunned for a moment, then he withdrew the soldiers and errands who were waiting, looked at Geng Yongfeng and asked, "But what secret order does the Hou Ye have?" ”

Geng Yongfeng stared at him for a moment, and then said: "Xiong Shoubei, before Hou Ye tied his second son to Beijing to ask for guilt, and the second son of Gu bought good land privately with the Chu Wangfu. Do you know why? ”

Xiong Weiyang was stunned for a moment: "I really don't know ...... this"

What is he talking about this?

Geng Yongfeng said again: "Hou Ye asked for guilt, but His Majesty did not ask for guilt, and still ordered Hou Ye to take up his original position. Xiong Shoubei, Hou Ye ordered me to send a message and ask Ling: If the heir also has these things, how do you choose? ”

Xiong Weiyang's heart was stunned, his eyes were full of disbelief, and he didn't know how to reply for a while.

Among the military attachés, the question is so direct.

Xiong Weiyang naturally has an heir, but now it is obviously not just his heir's problem.

What to choose? Do you choose not to admit guilt, please not plead guilty?

Geng Yongfeng came up and went straight to the point, Xiong Weiyang's mouth was dry: "Brother Geng, I don't understand......"

"Master Hou is about to enter Beijing, and he doesn't want to leave trouble in Huguang." Geng Yongfeng's eyes were sharp, "The Shenji Battalion will arrive at Wuchang Mansion in less than twenty days, and Master Hou ordered me to control it." Xiong Garrison, I have come with a military order, how you choose, I will do it. ”

Xiong Weiyang looked at him with a fast heartbeat.

Geng Yongfeng didn't bring many people, he came alone, at least one person sat in front of him.

But now he wants to force himself to confess his sins and plead guilty.

The previous words made it very clear that if he pleaded guilty and pleaded guilty now, and cooperated with what he was going to do next, then he would be able to "continue to do his job."

What if perfunctory? Then he has another military order?

"Brother Geng, I still ......don't understand," Xiong Weiyang's eyes also sharpened, "Brother Geng asked if my Xiong heir also invaded the people's good land, how did Xiong choose?" That Xiong naturally wanted to emulate Master Hou. ”

"Good!" Geng Yongfeng raised his eyebrows, "Then ask Brother Xiong to send Ling Lang to Wuchang Mansion!" ”

Xiong Weiyang stood up suddenly: "But Xiong's son is not guilty of this!" ”

Geng Yongfeng just stood up slowly, stared at Xiong Weiyang and said slowly: "Xiong Shoubei has to think clearly. Hou Ye didn't want to stay in the future, Geng came alone, as long as Xiong Shou had a choice. Xiong Shoubei, I might as well make it clear: if you ask for sin, you are loyal; If you don't wear guilt and make meritorious contributions, you are opposed! ”

Xiong Weiyang's chest rose and fell.

Just now, he was still discussing with Zhang Zehou that the emperor wanted to appease the generals.

But now, Geng Yongfeng relayed Gu Shilong's opinion: Now it is the military order that wants him to send his son as a hostage to Wuchang Mansion to "ask for guilt"!

If not, is it the opposite?

Who gave Gu Shilong such a big courage to dare to do this!

But Xiong Weiyang just wants to take advantage of the current opportunity to avoid the interests of local health centers being affected by the new law in the future, and he just wants a guarantee.

He didn't think about rebellion.

Why are you pushing him so much?

Geng Yongfeng was still looking at him, not afraid of the consequences at all.

"What is Brother Geng going to do when he comes to Yuezhou?"

Geng Yongfeng didn't speak, just waited for him.

Xiong Weiyang's face was ugly, and he gritted his teeth and looked at him.

The two stalemate for a few breaths before Geng Yongfeng spoke word by word: "I said it, it's a crime and a meritorious service." The choice of the front to go south is not for defense, but for attack! ”

Xiong Weiyang's heart was shocked.

Meritorious service can naturally write off the sin, and may even be promoted.

And the sentence that the front was chosen to go south for the purpose of attacking is even more terrifying.

Whom are they coming to attack?

…… Anti-thief!

Xiong Weiyang looked at Geng Yongfeng, who was extremely calm, and after a while, he said in a dry voice: "Xiong has no way to teach his son, so he will be sent to Wuchang Mansion." ”

Geng Yongfeng was not verbose, took out a piece of paper from his sleeve and said, "Xiong Weiyang listens to the order!" ”

“…… Somebody will be! ”

"Yuezhou Wei Commander Xiang Falong listened to the rumors and disturbed my monarch's heart, so he ordered Xiong Weiyang to temporarily serve as the commander of Yuezhou Wei, and Geng Yongfeng to temporarily serve as the Dongting garrison, and investigate the Dongting Guards' Tuntian, training, business and other matters, Xiong Weiyang must be dispatched and make meritorious contributions!"

Xiong Weiyang got up and took the piece of paper and continued to ask in disbelief: "Don't go through the Five Mansions and the Military Department?" ”

Geng Yongfeng replied calmly: "If Hu Guang, the governor of Jing'an, hits, he has the right to arbitrarily make decisions on the spot, and he can report it. Commander Xiong, whether you want to fight with the anti-thieves or with the officers and soldiers, it's just a thought. I will rephrase what Cui Shence warned Hou Ye: Your Majesty wants to implement a new law, so you are ready to put down the rebellion! All the sins of the past are the past; Those who are loyal to the king in the future will not be treated poorly. ”

Xiong Weiyang couldn't believe it.

But the emperor is the emperor. If the emperor's determination was already strong enough to prepare to quell the rebellion, would he really rebel to guard the benefits he had already gained?

Either the rebellion is successful, and the knighthood is rewarded; or be cut down as a thief, and the family will be exterminated......

Geng Yongfeng stared at him: "Xiang Falong is worried about the food, and Commander Xiong naturally knows where the food is on the shore of Dongting Lake." To make a meritorious service, Commander Xiong can start telling Ben Garrison a list. ”

Not long after, the captain under Si Cong walked up to the restaurant and leaned into his ear: "The people sent by Master Hou have arrived, so go to the Dongting Garrison Hall to discuss matters first." ”

Si Cong's eyes lit up: It seems that the position of the Dongting garrison is clear.

In that case, the chaos of Yuezhouwei's more than 5,000 soldiers would not be very big.

Gu Shilong decided to "leave no trouble" to shock Huguang before entering Beijing, and the matter over there was still going on, and another news spread to Wuchang Mansion like a thunderbolt from the blue.

The weather was too hot, and the seriously ill Liao King Zhu Zhige had fever sores again, and he actually returned to the west as soon as he fell ill, and he died like this—not long after His Majesty had just issued a decree for Sun Jiao to invite a famous doctor for him to be treated.

It's been less than four months since the official crown was made!

A letter from the prefect of Jingzhou has been handed to the capital: There are too many relatives of the Liao Domain, and now the King of Liao has no children, and the imperial court should remove the Liao Domain to relieve the burden of the people of Jingzhou.

Zhu Houxi's holy decree to various places is still on the way, and under the scorching sun in the south, the fast horse runs like a desperate horse.

The news of the death of 14 people with a cane outside Chengtianmen and more than 200 people with a cane has not yet spread, and Kong Wenfang in Shandong does not know that his son's buttocks have been beaten.

But the decree of the Confucius ritual has reached Shandong.

After Zhang Fujing knelt in the courtyard outside the main hall in front of the Yansheng Mansion and listened to the holy decree, he bowed and shouted: "The minister's decree, Your Majesty Shengming!" ”

And Kong Wenshao and Kong Wenfang and many other people could only keep their faces calm and reluctantly shout long live.

After Zhang Fujing stood up, he took the holy decree and turned to look at them: "The ceremony has been decided, and the next month's birthday sacrifice will be prepared according to this ceremony." Yan Shenggong, Confucius County, time is pressing, this Confucian temple plaque, temple furnishings and wood owners, but also to step up the renovation. ”

“…… Governor, it's only been a few days in January, how can you ...... in a hurry?"

Zhang Fujing squinted: "How troublesome can it be to demolish some statues and carve some plaques and wooden owners?" ”

After saying that, he turned to look in the direction of the Confucian Temple: "Where is the pacesetter?" ”

"Mark it in!"

Zhang Fujing looked at Kong Wenshao and Kong Wenfang and smiled: "The matter of carving the forehead plaque and the wooden master, the two of you are very attentive. Let the Governor do the work of the demolition of the statues, so that they may not be embarrassed. ”

Kong Wenshao and the two brothers bowed their heads with angry expressions.

Zhang Fujing came to Qufu these days, it was like playing in the mountains and rivers.

He was the one who went to the "Confucius Rituals", and after he came, he also took the initiative to mention this matter in the Confucian family school, and debated it with Shandong officials and Kong Wenshao and others.

But who can argue with Zhang Fujing?

Of course, Zhang Fujing also disagreed with these people - after all, the position of the butt is different.

However, he was a governor, and he had his own soldiers.

Now, after receiving the holy decree, he took his soldiers to the Confucian Temple.

"Wen Fang, what should I do?"

What can Kong Wenfang do?

Fortunately, the title of Yan Sheng Gong is still there, so that's enough.

The royal title of Confucius was removed, the sacrificial rules were reset, and Confucius was only sacrificed once a year in the future, and the Yansheng Mansion took the opportunity to ask for many sacrificial expenses There are many fewer reasons.

That should be enough, right?

I didn't see Zhang Fujing visiting the villagers, and he had the intention of using the case to investigate and deal with the Yansheng Mansion.

But in this way, wouldn't Kong Wenshao still be able to sit firmly in the position of Yan Shenggong?

So Kong Wenfang replied: "How can Zonggong let Wufu destroy the statue of the ancestor? Although the statue can no longer be erected in the temple of the Holy One, it should be carefully removed by the Sect Father. It is only enshrined by my descendants of the Kong family in the back house of the Yansheng Mansion, this is always okay, right? ”

Kong Wenshao nodded again and again when he heard this: "Yes!" I must not be unfilial, and let others destroy the statues of my ancestors! ”

After that, he quickly led people to chase Zhang Fujing.

Kong Wenfang's eyes showed a hint of expectation.

The will is to destroy, not to move.

Will Kong Wenshao's move be considered an obstruction?

Outside the Confucian Temple, Zhang Fujing had already arrived with a large group of personal soldiers.

In fact, he didn't want to be so arrogant that he was ready to smash it in the Confucian Temple, Dacheng Wenxuan Ancestor, he was also respected.

But after Kong Wenshao, the Holy Duke of Yan, arrived, he was already crying and shouting before he arrived at the door: "Dutai! Unfilial descendants cry and ask the subordinates of the governor to be merciful! The ancestors have shaped their bodies, and they must not be destroyed in the hands of reckless people, please allow me to order people to dismantle them carefully. ”

As soon as these words were shouted, the pacesetters under Zhang Fujing's hands all showed angry expressions.

And Zhang Fujing turned his head in amazement, and saw that the Holy Duke of Yan was dressed neatly and rushed in with tears on his face, and after coming in, he knelt down in the direction where the words "Dacheng Palace" were still hung: "The descendants are not filial, they can't protect the ancestors' grace and glory, and the descendants are not filial!" ”

Zhang Fujing looked at him kowtowing there and frowned.

Who taught him to add play?

(End of chapter)