"Your Highness, the situation is urgent, there are four wharves and twelve weaving yards in Jinling alone, with a total of nearly 300,000 liba, and I don't know how many of the same party who are rebellious ......"

"Shut up!"

Zhu Zaili pulled off the saber hanging on the wall and put it on McFu's neck.

"Throughout the ages, has Gonggong Mai ever seen a rebel minister who died in Fuque?!"

McFub fell to his knees with a "poof".

"Your Highness, the son of a daughter does not set up a dangerous wall, no matter what the specifics are, His Highness should still temporarily avoid Yangzhou, as long as Yangzhou is fine, no matter how big the waves in Jiangnan are, it doesn't matter!"

Zhu Zaili raised his head and looked at Zhang Juzheng and Gao Gong at the palace gate.

"The two gentlemen also think that Master Ning will act against him?"

Zhang Juzheng's mouth opened, and he muttered for a moment before he spoke.

"Your Highness, what is the reason for Brother Ning's matter, it is imperative to cross the river now."

Zhu Zaili walked into the hall by himself, and then asked, "How many people are making trouble now?" ”

Gao Gong arched his hand and said: "The four wharves all have the strength to do things, the earliest is just last night, the six weaving yards near the Taiping Wharf are also making trouble, as if it was discussed, if it is not for someone who has been planning for a long time, the minister really can't think of the next reason." ”

Suddenly faced with great changes, the imperial court did not have a corresponding yamen to deal with it at all, and Gao Gong and others could only rely on experience to guess.

Different places, different groups, and things happening at the same time.

It is difficult not to associate this incident with the earlier so-called "White Lotus Sect" and "Ming Sect".

After all, that's how Daming came.

"How many people are doing that?"

"That's about a thousand." Gao Gong bowed his head.

"There are only 1,000 people, do you want to cross north?"

Hearing this, Gao Gongden said: "Your Highness, the civil unrest can't be counted like this, this fire will not be able to extinguish it for a while, but overnight." ”

How much food is lacking in Jiangnan, and how many people can't even eat, this number is still in the court's heart.

This is a proper explosive barrel, and no one knows how powerful it is.

Zhu Zaili said categorically: "Then pounce first!" More than 10,000 elite soldiers in the three battalions of Zhenwu, Zhaowu, and Xuanwu, nearly 100,000 defenders in the southern capital, and thousands of doctors in the public government alone, were scared away by more than a few thousand chaotic people. ”

"Which dock is Master Ning in?"

Gao Gong blurted out: "Taiping ......"

"Speak of the high waiter!"

McFuy interrupted Gao Gong with a loud shout, but Gao Gong had already finished speaking.

Zhu Zaili took a deep breath.

"Call Cheng Guogong to come with General Liu of the Zhenwu Battalion, even if Master Ning really plots this big rebellion, it should be tied up alone!"

McFuk looked at Zhu Zaili with some panic.

"Your Highness, let's discuss it again, if you don't cross the river, you can stay in the palace and don't go out."

There was a strange atmosphere in the sky over the entire Jinling, and the Jinyi guard vigilantly watched every hungry person on the street.

So far, at least from the perspective of the imperial court, this civil unrest is not much different from any previous White Lotus uprising.

It's just that Lu Bing always felt that something was wrong.

——

The restaurant is close to the river on one side, and the troublemakers on the wharf and Ning Jue only occupy the restaurant and a vacant land near the restaurant.

After seeing Ning Jue clearly, the eunuch did not attack but surrounded the restaurant, and several old sailor warships had already appeared on the river.

Inside the restaurant, smoke curls up.

"Brother Zhang, this rice is so fragrant!"

Zhang Quan ran out of the back kitchen with a few people and scolded: "When a ghost is also a full ghost, this surnamed Ruan has hoarded two hundred stone rice here, which is enough for us to eat for a few days." ”

"There's still some wine and meat in the back, we'll bring it up later, and we'll give it all to him."

"Mr. Ning, do you eat a bowl of rice?"

Zhang Quan didn't forget to look at Ning Jue, but Ning Jue pointed at Hu Shan and said, "I'm not hungry, let Master Hu eat." ”

Hu Shan hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Xian, if you don't eat, how dare the small ones eat." ”

"Is there anything in this world that Master Hu doesn't dare? If the imperial court does not repair the wharf, you will join hands and force the people to make trouble, and you will go through the history books that are unheard of. ”

Hu Shan hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged for mercy.

"You Xian Mingjian, how long has the little one been closed in the Metropolitan Procuratorate, you know best, we are the two of us who are out of the gate of the Metropolitan Procuratorate."

Ning Jue didn't take care of Hu Shan, but looked up at Zhang Quan behind him.

"Brother Zhang, this place is not far from the river, do you want to take your brother with good water on the river later?"

Zhang Quan frowned and said, "Sir, aren't you leaving?" I'm good at water, it's no problem to carry you out, I also have a relative in Yanziji, if it's good, we can get to Jiangbei in five hours at most. ”

"Someone has to stay."

This time it was Zhang Quan's turn not to understand.

In Zhang Quan's eyes, staying is no different from jumping headfirst down in this restaurant.

"Sir, do you want to stop thinking about it?"

"You guys go, I'm not leaving."

"If I'm gone, will the imperial court repair the dock? If this tax system is not changed, sooner or later there will be a bigger mess and more people will die, so I might as well stay and wake up the court. ”

Before Ning Jue could finish speaking, the corners of Hu Shan's eyes were already filled with tears.

"It's unheard of, and the little one is simply self-ashamed!"

Before Hu Shan finished speaking, Ning Jue patted Hu Shan on the shoulder and said, "There is nothing to be ashamed of, in the future, the people will remember you Master Hu, and remember the strength that you Master Hu made with me." ”

Hu Shan's expression stiffened.

"Constitution...... Actually, I can also water. ”

"No, you won't."

Hundreds of laborers in the restaurant quickly emptied the original warehouse of the restaurant, and outside the restaurant, there were also bright yellow flags.

"Run first, run as much as you can, and if you can't run, surrender directly, and then I'll find a way."

Zhang Quan hugged his fist towards Ning Jue.

"Take care, sir."

After that, Zhang Quanxuan even took more than 20 laborers with good water properties and touched the river.

It's just that this scene obviously can't hide Liu Xian's eyes.

"Your Highness, there are rioters running away on the river."

Zhu Xizhong hugged his fists and said, "Your Highness, I'll go and capture Ning Jue back." ”

"Cheng Gong is slow, and Cheng Gong is alone, not to let Cheng Gong charge." Zhu Xizhong, who had already stepped out of one leg, froze in place.

"Whoa."

Zhu Zaili looked at Liu Xianyi and said, "Please also ask General Liu to come back for the lonely general Ning Shi." ”

"Whoa!"

Liu Xian is a famous general in the southeast after all, and it is more than enough to clean up these laborers who guard the restaurant.

In less than a quarter of an hour, Ning Jue had already heard Liu Xian's voice.

"Ning Yixian, Your Highness is invited, you still don't make it difficult for the last general."

Hu Shan looked at Ning Jue with a sad face and said, "Xian, I can't stand it, let's go...... Let's go, incognito, I have someone in the court, who can protect us. ”

Ning Jue looked at Hu Shan a little confused.

"Can you run away?"

Hu Shan was overjoyed when he heard this.

"Could it be that Mr. Cheng has another plan?"

Ning Jue was noncommittal.

Hu Shan watched Liu Xian rush into the lobby of the restaurant, these laborers had no power to fight back, and soon gave up resistance.

After taking the laborers into custody one after another, Liu Xian also walked to the top floor.

"Mr. Ning, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is invited."

Hu Shan looked at Ning Jue with tears and smiles.

"Sir, is this your plan?"

"Hmm."

Not long after, Ning Jue saw Zhu Zaili guarding outside the restaurant, and when the two met Zhu Zaili, he just said with a smile and a smile: "Master Ning, why is this?" ”

Hearing this, Hu Shan completely understood, and whispered in Ning Jue's ear: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is our person?" You said it earlier, it scared me to death. ”

Hu Shan hurriedly said: "Your Highness, the grass people can testify, Ning Lixian is really playing with you, and he is all dedicated to the court, you ......"

Before Hu Shan finished speaking, Ning Jue's voice sounded behind Hu Shan.

"It's a rebellion, how can there be a reason for a rebellion?"

Hu Shan's whole body froze in place.

"Your Highness, no, Ning Yanxian, how can you ...... this?"

Zhu Zaili glanced at Feng Bao impatiently, and Feng Bao immediately stepped forward and carried Hu Shan out.

"Lone is asking, why did Master Ning rebel?"

Before Zhu Zaili finished asking, Ning Jue casually threw the notice on the pier in front of Zhu Zaili.

"Ten dollars a day! A pound of rice is eight dollars, ten dollars is only a pound of four or two meters, a family of five, each person is worth four or two meters, is four or two meters a day enough? What if you don't? ”

Zhu Zaili was stunned when he heard this: "What four or two meters? ”

"Isn't this gig work? Odd jobs should just be a supplement for the family......"

"I started to recruit odd workers, and they don't want to be odd jobs! Do they have a choice? ”

Zhu Zaili stared at the notice in his hand, and his expression became more and more difficult to see.

"Clever and robbing...... Why didn't they report to the authorities......"

"When your ancestors raised the army, why didn't you think about reporting to the official?!"

"Ning Kezhong, you are bold! You are ......" McFuy didn't even think of how to evaluate Ning Jue's words for a while: "You are very disrespectful!" ”

"Am I not right? Is four or two meters a day enough for your father-in-law? ”

McFuxuan choked and couldn't speak.

Zhu Zaili waved his hand at Zhu Xizhong with some trembling and said, "Please please, Chengguo Gong will bring Ning Shi back first, and call this surnamed Ruan over to Gu." ”

"Whoa!"

Not long after, Ruan Bi was carried in front of Zhu Zaili.

"Your Highness, Your Highness."

Ming system four taels, but one hundred and fifty grams.

Zhu Zaili stretched out the notice in his hand in front of Ruan Bi.

"Ruan Yuanwai, is it true that each person in your house has a daily eclipse of four taels of rice?"

"Your Highness, this is a part-time job, I have raised the salary for long-term workers, it is higher than before......"

"Then you tell Lonely, how many long-term workers are there on your dock?!"

Ruan Bixuan lowered his head.

"Follow...... It's almost the same as before, but the minister doesn't violate the king's law. ”

Zhu Zaili nodded a little blankly: "Indeed, I didn't expect Ruan Yuanwai to be familiar with "Da Ming Law". ”

"The minister has been in business all the year round, and he should be familiar with the law."

"That lonely general Ruan Yuanwai raided his house and committed the "Da Ming Law"?"

Ruan Bixuan froze in place.

"Your Highness...... Your Highness spares ......"

Zhu Zaili raised his head with difficulty, pointed to Ruan Bi who was kneeling on the ground and said: "Every day, I only give him four or two meters to eat, and if Ruan Yuanwai is still there a month later, he will come to the door alone to apologize." ”

Ruan Bi's mouth opened, but he didn't know what to say.

"Your Highness, four or two meters is not enough, I rise, I rise...... Your Highness! ”

(End of chapter)