"Shall we go or not??"

At night, Zhao Jingkun, the secretary of the Ministry of War, held a banquet in the mansion, where a large number of officials from the imperial court who were good with him gathered, and many of them were holding this doubt.

"Can you not go?"

An official said: "The documents of the Ministry of Officials have been distributed to us, let us go to the Fengtian Temple tomorrow to make a pilgrimage to meet the national teacher." ”

Another official said angrily: "Phew! He is not a saint, why should we meet him, a national teacher. ”

As soon as this remark came out, many people responded one after another.

Many of them are trying their best to get close to Li Xiao these days, wanting to give gifts and get close

From the main book who wants to climb the dragon and the phoenix, to the Shangshu who wants to inquire about the news, but without exception, they are all closed-minded, and they are full of complaints and dissatisfaction with Li Xiaona.

"The officials are also old and confused, and they actually help the people to do evil, increase the morale of others, and destroy their own prestige."

"But it's not, this old guy is really insidious, he used to be in the court and the middle of the court, and he looked like a good man who didn't care about himself, and as soon as the national teacher came, he stuck to someone's ass and immediately did something for the national teacher."

"I watched Na Jian go to Li Xiao's military camp several times, and I don't know what he talked about, every day is full of red light."

After the officials scolded Li Xiao, they began to scold the only one who was close to Li Xiao.

"Alright."

Zhao Jingkun, the secretary of the Ministry of War, stopped: "Don't be disrespectful to Lao Shangshu, I understand his character, I don't dare to offend this upstart from the capital, it must be arranged by Li Xiao, can he not do it?" ”

When the words fell, everyone nodded one after another, and the truth was such a truth.

"Shall we go or not?" Someone else asked.

Zhao Jingkun, the secretary of the military department, smiled and said, "Don't go?" If you don't go, you will fall into the arms of the national teacher, this time, he must have something to rely on, when the time comes, take the token as an arrow, the first to take you, do you dare not go? ”

Hiss!

Everyone gasped, I'm afraid that's really the case.

Li Xiao was so rampant, he actually wanted them to go to Fengtian Temple to meet him, he must have some crooked idea, and it was probably that he had this plan.

"What Zhao Shangshu said is very true, we almost neglected it."

"Then I'll follow Zhao Shangshu's advice."

"I'm waiting for only Zhao Shangshu to be the first to look forward."

The crowd complimented and toasted.

Zhao Jingkun smiled slightly, picked up his wine glass in return, and said, "The purpose of the national teacher's coming this time, you should be generally clear, right?" ”

The officials looked at each other and could not answer.

But everyone knows in their hearts that what Zhao Jingkun is talking about is the problem of land.

Although the imperial court in Beijing ostensibly said that the escort district was established in Nanjing, in fact, it was not just thinking about the land and wanted to confiscate all the land into the hands of the imperial court.

Everyone thinks about the interest of the family, this thing is generally private, and no one will put it on the table to say, after all, they are all court officials.

"Okay, let's not hide it."

Zhao Jingkun smiled and said: "I invite you to come today, everyone is on the same boat, others have already hit the door, do we still have to look forward and backward here?" Everyone should know that I, Zhao Jingkun, am from the Zhao family in Longtan, and I have done my best for the court over the years, and I have never taken a needle or thread from the common people, and I am the clear stream of the court. But as soon as the national teacher came, he wanted to take away our Zhao family's land, my Zhao family's land, not in the Ming Dynasty, has lasted for two hundred years, it is the ancestral industry accumulated by the ancestors and ancestors for two hundred years, you say, is this fair to us? ”

Zhao Jingkun is a typical scholar class, the younger brother of Zhao Jingqian of the Zhao family in Longtan, and his official position is the secretary of the Nanjing Military Department, which is indispensable for the help of the family.

But it is true that as he said, he has never been greedy for ink in the imperial court, and he is also capable of doing things, just because their family has money and land.

Therefore, those officials in the imperial court added money or something, and Zhao Jingkun was not envious at all.

The purpose of his high position is to be able to protect the family, and at the same time, he can get his share of interests.

"That's right, everyone else is knocking on the door, we can still be timid, we have to form a group and unite as one."

The left attendant of the household department Lang Jin Channel: "Xiaguan is from the Jin family, although it is a side branch, when Xiaguan is the most destitute, it is the old lady of the Jin family who helps, otherwise there is no today, the grace of dripping water is reciprocated, I can't sit idly by and ignore this matter." ”

Jin Tong, the left servant of the household department, actually has a sentence that has not been said, that is, the Jin family has 3,000 acres of land, which is attached to him, and he can get half of the harvest every year

Tang Yunhao, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites, said: "Xiaguan has also received the support of the Tang family, and now we should unite as one."

Everyone was exposed and hugged together.

In fact, Zhao Jingkun's gang is somewhat similar to the Donglin Party in the late Ming Dynasty.

These people are clean and clear when they are in the court, they are never greedy for ink, and they do things that seem to be more pragmatic, and they think they are doing the right thing.

However, the Donglin Party at the end of the Ming Dynasty came from the scholar class, representing the interests of merchants and landlords at that time, and opposed the imperial court's collection of taxes on industrialists and merchants.

And took advantage of the opportunity of Emperor Chongzhen to clear Wei Zhongxian's forces, canceled or reduced the tax burden of overseas trade tax, mining tax, salt tax, tea tax and other taxes.

As a result, the source of fiscal revenue in the late Ming Dynasty was more single, and the source of tax revenue of the imperial court was more dependent on ordinary peasants. In addition, various natural disasters continued at that time, which caused a large number of peasants to go bankrupt and form a large number of displaced people, which directly led to the peasant uprising at the end of the Ming Dynasty.

"Okay, since everyone can reveal their hearts today, then every loss is a loss, and every glory is a glory, what if I go to Fengtian Temple?"

Zhao Jingkun smiled and said: "There is a policy, there are countermeasures, when the time comes, everyone will work together, and the national teacher will hit the cotton with his fist, and there is nowhere to use it." ”

Everyone stood up and said, "We will obey Zhao Shangshu's wishes." ”

Yangzhou Mansion, a village.

It is very remote here, the land is high and uneven, the rocks and Gobi are chaotic, it is a land boundary that has not yet been cultivated, there is a remote house here, and there are no people in a radius of ten miles.

But today it is very strange, the outside of this house is full of luxury cars, and the inside of this house is also brightly lit.

It is the older generation of the scholars who came to participate in this thunderstorm meeting.

Inside, the opposite of the dilapidated scene outside, the interior of the house is luxuriously decorated, with all kinds of fine wine and food, and there is a beautiful lady to serve you.

The heads of the various families entered one after another, and when they saw acquaintances, they made friends and talked to each other, and at the same time there were enemies. After all, there is not harmony between the families, and there are often competing interests.

But today, on this day, everyone is patient and waiting to see what happens.

"I've heard, the national teacher seems to have a trick at summoning ghosts, so you have to be careful."

"What kind of trick to attract ghosts, the old man has already sent someone to Cixi to inquire, but it is just Li Jinglong's method of training and training courage when he was downcast in Cixi."

"Ah, I see, it makes the old man still worry about things at home these days."

"By the way, it seems that this big family with a head and face in Nanjing is here today, what kind of person is this Mr. Liang, he is really powerful, please move so many people."

"I don't know, but judging by the fact that he sponsored fifty flintlock pistols from each of our houses, this man is not simple."

"The so-called enemy of the enemy is a friend, it doesn't matter who he is, as long as it can help us deal with that national teacher"

The heads of the families discussed one after another, and before the so-called Mr. Liang arrived, they seemed to be holding together and twisting into a rope, sharing the same hatred and hatred.

"Everyone, be quiet."

At this time, Hong Yun, the head of the Hong family in Hangzhou, who showed the friendship of the landlord, walked out.

The Hong family of Hangzhou Mansion is obviously one of the heavier figures in this meeting, the Hong family in the Song Dynasty had three prime ministers, and now there are many officials in the imperial court in high positions, is the real Qiantang family.

Seeing Hong Yun come forward, everyone's hearts were settled, which means that this meeting has weight.

A head of the family said: "Elder Hong, with you, we people can rest assured, what is the purpose of this thunderstorm meeting, and where is Mr. Liang now?" ”

Hong Yun said: "Because of his identity, it is inconvenient for Mr. Liang to show up today, so he will come forward and convey it on his behalf." ”

As soon as these words came out, the scene was immediately discussed.

Everyone suspected that Mr. Liang had bad intentions and was plotting.

"Elder Hong, this is too insincere, I waited for a long time to come, but I couldn't even see a figure"

"Yes, what kind of person is this Mr. Liang, now I don't have any details in my heart, should I be used as a gun by this person?"

"This Mr. Liang Shenlong can't see the head and the tail, and he can even take out a sharp weapon like a flintlock pistol, the old man just got the news. This flintlock pistol is an object of the Jingshi Shenji Battalion, could it be a chaotic minister and thief working in secret? ”

These heads of families are the best of the best, and they often don't make decisions easily when they don't know the details.

As someone said that this flintlock pistol was an object of the Jingshi Shenji Battalion, it suddenly became more lively, and the heads of the families changed their eyes one after another.

"What? The flintlock pistol is an item of the Jingshi, so this thing is a hot potato, not good! If this matter leaks out, it will be a catastrophe! ”

"Oh no, we thought it was Mr. Liang's own production, it turned out to be stolen from the Beijing Division, if we used it, wouldn't the imperial court justifiably send troops to hand us over?"

"It's over, Mr. Liang can't get it right, it's really a chaotic minister and thief, using us as a gunman, wanting to make the world chaotic, the old man will return this flintlock pistol now"

The heads of the families shouted one after another, eager to go home at once and hand over the flintlock pistol, so as not to harm themselves.

That's something from the Shenji Battalion, something from Zhu Yuanzhang, who dares to touch it?

Although all the families scolded Zhu Yuanzhang at every turn in private, they were still afraid to death, and he was a demon who killed people without blinking.

"It's late." Hong Yun said with a smile: "Since everyone has accepted Mr. Liang's 'sincerity', how can there be any reason to return it now?" ”

When the words fell, everyone was shocked.

A head of the house said, "Hong Yun. What do you mean. You already knew? Why not say it sooner! ”

Another head of the family also accused: "Hong Yun, you are also a prominent family in the Nanzhili generation, and you are highly respected, how can you harm us and others?" ”

Soon, the accusations were smashed towards the head of the Hong family like snowflakes.

These people are not low-status, and there is no need for anyone to look at whose face.

"Rest easy! Be quiet! ”

Hong Yun smiled, and then said indifferently: "Look, look, once all of us are involved in our own safety, we will prevaricate one after another, like a plate of scattered sand, how can we unite as one to resist this disaster?" ”

As soon as this statement came out,

The scene fell silent in an instant.

Everyone asks themselves, and this is indeed the truth.

It is almost impossible to twist the whole family in Nanjing into a rope.

Hong Yun smiled slightly, and continued: "That's right, there is indeed something wrong with the decay this time, but the matter has come to this point, everyone accepts it, complains or suffers from it." Everything is for the benefit of all of us. ”

Tang Tianbao, the head of the Tang family, looked at Hong Yun and muttered, "Old Hong, your move is really amazing, in this way, even if everyone has different intentions, it will not work." ”

Hearing this, everyone understood what Hong Yun meant.

This is the kind that forcibly pulls everyone onto the thief ship, or can't get off the ship.

Hong Yun said with a smile: "Now, everyone already knows that this flintlock pistol is an untold secret of the Jingshi God Military Camp, and whoever hides it privately is a crime of killing the head and exterminating the clan." Nowadays, every family has it, one is prosperous, and one is lost. Now, what we have to do is to resist this change! If they are defeated, everyone will die. ”

This flintlock pistol is not an end, but a prime, leading the crowd into a boat.

Only in this way can we completely dispel everyone's thoughts of returning to the imperial court, and if the family is in trouble, all the staff will save it. Because if they lose, all the families with flintlock pistols will be implicated as accomplices, and they can only win, not lose.

"What a ploy."

Zhao Guangliang, the head of the Zhao family, appreciated it, and then said: "However, even if we win and force back the change of the national teacher, but next, won't the imperial court issue a reckoning with us?" ”

Everyone looked at Hong Yun one after another.

Hong Yun said: "If you win, the source of this flintlock pistol will be borne by the old man alone." At that time, you will retire successfully, and the old family will bear the responsibility! ”

As soon as this remark came out, everyone was shocked.

What is this flood cloud map, it is completely illogical.

"You must be puzzled, but if no one stands up and sacrifices in this matter, this matter will fail, the foundation of my Hong family for hundreds of years will be destroyed in one generation, everyone is afraid of wolves in the front, and tigers in the back, it can't be done, someone must stand up, why can't it be old?"

Hong Yun explained with a smile, and added: "When it comes to this, what are you worried about?" And you don't have to worry about the old man, the old man and Mr. Liang have reached an agreement that they will secretly keep the Hong family and leave the bloodline to make a comeback, but in any case, we can't let the national teacher succeed in changing the law, and if it changes, it will change completely, and there is no room for recovery, and it will be too late to regret it! ”

The head of the Tang family arched his hand: "Boss Hong is righteous!" ”

All the heads of the family gave up their hands one after another: "Boss Hong is righteous! ”

Although everyone didn't believe what Hong Yun said, if they said it, they spilled the water, everyone heard it, if they won, then everyone will default to the responsibility on the Hong family, and they can stay out of the matter.

Hong Yun said with a smile: "Okay, since everyone has reached an agreement and shares honor and disgrace, then open the skylight and say bright things, what everyone has to do is very simple." ”

Tang Tianbao asked, "How?" ”

He was the most anxious, because the Tang family was the closest to Nanjing City, and the buildings near the water were the first to get the moon, and I was afraid that they would be the first to face.

Hong Yun said: "The first step of the national teacher is to establish a dormitory to get involved in our local jurisdiction, so no matter what, you can't let him do this step, they will first buy land to build a dormitory, everyone must not give in, even if it is to resist by force, do not give in!" ”

Everyone nodded their heads, indicating that they could do it.

Hong Yun continued: "In addition, if you are optimistic about your own mountains and lakes, if you are in your own area, and lakes and mountains do not belong to you, you should immediately find ways to buy them, because the next step of the national teacher will be to use these mountains or lakes, or fields, to open factories, breeding farms, and fish ponds, which can provide a lot of opportunities to attract those tenants to invest, and when our tenants are few, and the land is uncultivated, the next step of the national teacher is to take our land on this ground." ”

Everyone was shocked, it turned out that there was such a routine, it was really a ring after a ring.

Now that I know it, it's easy to do, go home and buy these places immediately, even if it costs some silver taels, I don't hesitate to do it.

Hong Yun said: "The above two points are done, the national teacher is helpless, in the end he can only use force to suppress, then rely on the heads of the family, distribute gold and silver in the local area, incite the people's uprising, so that the whole Nanjing is in chaos, the court is overwhelmed, can only compromise!" ”

Everyone was shocked.

These three steps are terrifying step by step.

If we can work together, we will definitely be able to do it.

And if one of them is the first to submit, then it will be harvested like weeds, and Mr. Liang's introduction at the beginning is that everyone has to do this.

"Good! Then do it, everyone work together to fight against the national teacher! ”

Everyone agreed with these three points, and they raised their wine glasses and drank together: "Fight against the national teacher together!" ”

That's it.

The thunderstorm talks ended successfully.

After everyone left, Hong Yun sat on the main seat with a worried face.

Bang Bang Bang –

The sound of applause sounded, and several people walked in the hall, the man in his thirties, dressed gracefully and luxuriously, and the two people who followed him had sharp eyes like falcons.

The person who came was officially called Mr. Liang, Lan Yu's second son, Lan Bin.

"Not bad, not bad, well done, hahahaha Mr. Hong is really respectable, and he responds to every call."

Seeing this, Hong Yun hurriedly got up and gave up the main seat, and Lan Bin sat on top of the main seat.

Immediately, Hong Yun said: "Young Master Lan, the old decay has been done, the old decay's family."

It turned out that the fundamental reason why Hong Yun was so righteous and dared to guarantee the last promise was that Lan Bin had already controlled all his wife, children, and more than a dozen children.

Hong Yun had to bow his head, otherwise his family's lives would not be guaranteed.

The Hong family is a local family, the head snake of the land, and there are countless privately raised soldiers and brave guards in the family, but in the face of this top killer organization, they can't resist at all.

"Elder Hong, don't worry, your family is safe and sound, and you will see it after the matter is completed." Lan Bin smiled slightly and said, "Your Hong family was also able to grow so strong by my father's grace back then, and it is the time to repay it at this time, you seem to have complaints?" ”

"Don't dare, don't dare."

Hong Yun hurriedly bowed, and then said, "It's just. . . Is this really something you can resist? Although Zhu Di is not here now, the emperor Zhu Yuanzhang is still sitting in Beijing. ”

"So what?" Lan Bin's eyes narrowed slightly, flashed cold, and said: "Zhu Di's expedition to the Japanese country has not returned, this is the time of emptiness, and it is the opportunity for me Lan Bin to do great things!" ”

Hong Yun actually didn't want to wade into this troubled water, but he was taken advantage of, and said worriedly: "Young Master Lan, the old man is worried, when the time comes, if there is really a civil uprising, can Nanjing really resist the army of the imperial court?" ”

Lan Bin smiled and said, "You think it's only Nanjing?" ”

Hong Yun was startled, revealing an incredible look.

Lan Bin got up, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Okay, you can do a good job here, when the world is in chaos, your Hong family has great merit, and it is not impossible to be crowned the prince of the country from the dragon's merit, hahahahaha."

He burst into laughter, turned and walked out the door.

This is Zhu Yunxi's plan, and Lan Bin is executing it step by step.

Nanjing is just an introduction, the real purpose is the world chaos, rebellions everywhere, the imperial court is overwhelmed, then from Yunnan to occupy Hanzhong, with flintlock pistols to make up for the gap between the generals, tear the earth and seal the king, trying to plot the world!

The Tiangang and Disha beside him stared at Hong Yun, and then followed Lan Bin away.

After the group is gone.

Hong Yun trembled, and Nan Nan said: "Crazy, crazy man, like his father, is a madman"

This move is tantamount to pulling the Hong family into a place of no return.

Including himself, all the families of Nan Zhili have become the guns of the Lan family.

A gun that wins the world. (End of chapter)