The Zhang family once again paid a heavy price for Zhang Yanbo's recklessness.

lost 200,000 taels of silver, which greatly damaged the Zhang family's vitality, and only exchanged Zhang Jincai, who only had half a life left, and finally pressed the matter down.

After the matter was settled, Zhang Xiu privately reprimanded Zhang Yanbo fiercely, saying that if he provoked that Li Wuchang again, he would break his legs.

Zhang Yanbo, who was frightened, trembled, couldn't say any words of resistance, and the hatred for Li Wuchang in his heart deepened.

The Li family, Li Wuchang said in front of everyone that he wanted to find trouble with the money housekeeper, Li Lingwu said that he handled it personally, I don't know what the Zhang family said, and after a few days, the money housekeeper was sent to the Zhuangzi outside the city.

Zhang's barely got through.

Li Lingwu pulled Li Wuchang aside, saying that the matter was over and should not be pursued any longer, and by the way warned Li Wuchang not to be so impulsive in the future.

Li Wuchang accepted it when he was good, saying that if no one took the initiative to provoke him, he would be more honest than anyone else, but he was happy in his heart, this time he not only hit Zhang Yanbo, but also gave Zhang a soft knife.

This matter is not glorious, it is not good for Zhang and Li's families to spread it, Li Lingwu and Zhang Xiu have a tacit understanding, and they both deliberately told their families to take care of their mouths.

So the matter didn't make much of a storm.

On the other hand, there have been a lot of big things that have happened in Dayan recently, which has attracted the attention of most people.

In early February, Zhou Sheng, who had just returned to Jizhou, organized 30,000 elite soldiers to engage in a battle with the Khitan elite in Anle County, and the battle lasted for four days, with countless casualties on both sides, and the Khitans abandoned Anle County and fled back to Khitan.

Although Anle County was recovered, Anle County was almost penetrated, the people were displaced, and the ten rooms were empty, and this battle was really difficult to win.

After the war, Zhou Sheng's command was injured and sick innumerable, and there were hundreds of people waiting for relief, lack of medicine and food, Zhou Sheng played, to the imperial court as soon as possible to support, the Khitan is gathering troops to prepare for the second capture of Anle County, if Zhou Sheng does not add new soldiers in time, replenish grain and grass, then not only Anle County can not hold, even Yuyang County will be lost.

At the same time, on the other side of Jizhou, Lu Yuanke, the king of Beihai, led the army and the Khitan Goryeo coalition army to confront the city of Liaodong, and countless small-scale battles have occurred, with heavy casualties.

The Jizhou form is becoming more and more serious.

In addition to Jizhou, Yangzhou also suffered from external troubles.

Since August last year, the coastal areas of Yangzhou such as Donghai County, Jiangdu County, Wu County and other places have been invaded by the Oriental Japanese Invaders, the Great Yan Naval Army is weak, the warships are not large-scale, the Japanese Invaders come and go freely, and they run away after the fight, and the local government has no way at all, and Wu County Taishou Zheng Hai died under the sword of the Japanese Invaders.

Yangzhou is the largest state in Dayan Kyushu, with more than 40 counties under its jurisdiction, of which more than a dozen are coastal counties, most of which have become targets of the Japanese invaders.

Due to the reason of the Japanese invaders, Yangzhou, which has always been the largest tax place in Dayan, has suffered heavy losses, the taxes have been greatly reduced, and the imperial court has lost a large part of its revenue.

Once the logistics cannot keep up, the situation in Jizhou may collapse completely.

The situation is extremely critical.

In addition to various external troubles, Dayan is also unstable internally.

Last year, many places in Yongzhou, Jizhou, and Liangzhou were hit by drought and snowstorms, and the people were displaced.

The government has been cracking down on it with all its might since last winter, and the rich families who had been robbed have recovered their breath and organized their own forces to hunt down and kill the grass robbers, so that they can do it at the same time.

For a time, there was a river of blood, which caused an even greater revolt.

There were large-scale riots in Fengyi, Shangluo, Beidi, Tianshui and other counties in Yongzhou, storming the official yamen, looting the official warehouses, and even killing people and setting fires, mutilating good people, which was already tantamount to rebellion.

The imperial court finally paid the price for the indiscriminate killing.

In the face of such internal and external troubles, the emperor was furious at the court meeting, first accusing the Khitan Goryeo wolf ambitions, and then accusing the officials of being unfavorable, and a group of chaotic people could not suppress it.

After sending a fire, the emperor asked the hundred officials what they could do about the Jizhou issue.

The household department said that the imperial court no longer has much money and is unable to support, so can it sue for peace first.

The emperor was furious on the spot and scolded Dou Shangshu of the household department for being bloody.

Dayan has been established for more than 200 years, and has experienced countless wars, and it is not for nothing when it is open to ask for peace, but most of the time it is a situation in which the two sides of the war are evenly matched, and no one will benefit if they continue to fight.

Now that Jizhou is obviously at a disadvantage, opening up to sue for peace at this time is tantamount to surrendering, and the Khitan and Goryeo will definitely bite a big piece of meat in the negotiations for the next invasion.

After the emperor finished his frenzy, he directly asked Taifu Lin Yong for advice.

Lin Yong said that the location of Jizhou is important, and it is also the place where Dayan started, and there must be no mistakes, and we must fully support Beihai King and General Zhou Sheng to stabilize the form.

The household does not have much money, and the imperial court can let the rich donate and sell the officials to raise money.

Baiguan was taken aback by Mrs. Lin.

The system of wealthy households donating money to obtain official titles has existed since ancient times, but the consequences are mostly very serious, and it will exacerbate the corruption of officials, which is not a good thing.

Lin Taifu explained that in order to prevent malpractice, the imperial court can only give false names and not real power.

There are many wealthy families in Chang'an, most of whom are businessmen with no status, who suffer from discrimination, and they are very eager to be respected.

In this way, it can not only quickly solve the difficulties of Jizhou, but also make the rich return to their hearts and enhance the cohesion of Dayan.

The emperor thought for a while, nodded and agreed, and let Lin Yong have full authority to deal with it, and he must gather silver and two grains and grass to support Jizhou in the fastest time.

Next up is the issue of the mob.

Taiwei Lu Shiqing said that the mob storming the official office was no different from a rebellion, and he should be killed to show his might, and Lu Shiqing has always been tough, so it is not surprising that he has this proposal.

As soon as this remark came out, it was supported by hardliners from all sides, mostly the royal family.

However, Han Guang, the prince of Langxi, said that the means of dealing with the mob problem should not be excessive, otherwise it would cause greater contradictions, and proposed that Qin messengers could be sent to various places to appease the people.

As soon as Han Guang's words fell, Tang Zhifeng, the imperial historian, seconded the proposal and expressed strong support, and then Li Lingwu, the commander of the Praetorian Guard, Zheng Heng, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, Xue Shanglin, the assassin of Yongzhou, and other bigwigs also supported Han Guang.

Xue Shanglin, as the assassin of Yongzhou, was previously ordered to suppress the mob by force, but the matter was not only not resolved, but became more serious, so he thought that what Han Guang said was reasonable.

As a result, there were differences of opinion on the handling of the mob issue, and the hardliners led by Lu Shiqing clashed with the Huairou faction led by Tang Zhifeng.

Tang Zhifeng and Lu Shiqing are both important cabinet ministers, and they are not very harmonious, and they hate each other.

Tang Zhifeng thought that Lu Shiqing relied on himself as the emperor's uncle, arrogant and domineering, too direct and violent, aggressive, and left no room for error, and did not have the demeanor and mind of an important minister of the court at all.

Lu Shiqing, on the other hand, thinks that Tang Zhifeng is too pedantic, too principled, and drags mud and water, often delaying good opportunities.

The scene was chaotic.

The emperor was so noisy that he had a headache, and he hurriedly asked Taifu Lin Yong to express his opinion.

Lin Yong first said that the actions of Taiwei and Lord Tang are reasonable, and the problem of the chaotic people can be appeased first, and it is best to be appeased, and the court can not blame the past, and if it is useless, it will be suppressed by force.

The proposal was decent, which could be regarded as giving Tang Zhifeng a face, and also giving Lu Shiqing a step.

The most important thing is that the emperor expressed his satisfaction and praised Mrs. Lin for his general knowledge and is the pillar of the country.

Lin Yong once again demonstrated his influence.

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The major affairs of the court have nothing to do with Li Wuchang at all, even if he wants to care, it is useless, he just wants to live his small life in peace.

Make a fortune and practice martial arts, but you also have a good time.

This was Li Wuchang's ambition early on.

The trouble in the restaurant was solved, and an extra 200,000 taels were made, Li Wuchang was of course very happy, and gave 60,000 taels to Zhao Xun and Jiang Minglun, this time both of them resigned, and under Li Wuchang's repeated insistence, the two accepted it.

During the time when Li Wuchang was arrested in Nanshan, the affection shown by Zhao Jiang and the others moved Li Wuchang very much.

Jiang Minglun knew that the Nanshan Jungle was dangerous and that he would die at any time if he went in, so in order to save Li Wuchang, he disregarded his own safety and entered the dense forest alone, without hesitation.

Zhao Xun also contributed a lot, on the night of the accident, he was hit by two swords in order to save Li Wuchang, and he also wanted to enter the dense forest to find Li Wuchang afterwards, but he was stopped by Jiang Minglun, stayed in Chang'an City to watch the Dongli Restaurant and Lu Ji clothing store, and dealt with many forces, even including the third prince Lu Xuanming, the pressure can be imagined.

In addition, Li Wuchang also took out a sum of silver as a bonus, and the old Chen shopkeeper of Dongli Restaurant, all the chefs, guys, all the tailors of Lu Ji, guys, etc., each got a lot of rewards.

The nurse Xiaoru and the three members of the Zhou family, as well as Jiang Minglun's mother, also got a sum of silver.

Zhao Xun also proposed that the scoundrels in the East Market could be bribed, and if any more gangsters tried to make trouble, they would be handed over to these scoundrels to deal with.

Jiang Minglun felt that the proposal was very good.

The East Market is very prosperous, and there are many scoundrels who have nothing to do all day long, doing some things that oppress good people, eat overlord meals, and collect protection money.

If you can spend a sum of money to buy them, in addition to helping Dongli Restaurant and Lu Ji solve some small troubles of gangsters, you can also serve as eyes and ears to listen to the news.

If these scoundrels have a serious job, they will not do those things that oppress the good people, which can be regarded as maintaining the law and order of the East City and doing good deeds.

Li Wuchang thought for a while and said: "It's okay, it's up to Brother Xun to make the decision on this matter, you have been in the rivers and lakes for so many years, you should be very good at dealing with this kind of person." ”

Zhao Xun nodded and said, "Silver and fists, I will definitely make them obedient." ”

Li Wuchang said again: "There is one more thing, I want you to help me analyze it." ”

Zhao Xun and Jiang Minglun saw that Li Wuchang's expression was very serious, so they hurriedly sat down and motioned for Li Wuchang to continue.

Li Wuchang told the secret stronghold of the Hanshui Gang.

After listening to this, Zhao Xun asked: "That Mr. Ye of the Hanshui Gang said that there is a stronghold in Jinchangfang in the east of the city, and there are a lot of treasures in it, which are hundreds of thousands of taels, all of which are the income of Zhu Changxing's people in Chang'an, is that true?"

Li Wuchang snorted.

Jiang Minglun frowned and said, "Could it be a trap?"

Li Wuchang said: "According to Mr. Ye, that stronghold is only known to Zhu Changxing's people, Zhu Changxing's people poured out of the nest that time, and now they are all dead, I remember that Mr. Ye was anxious to save his life at that time, and he spoke very urgently, not like lying." ”

Zhao Xun said: "No matter what, it's better to be careful, we can stare secretly for a while, and if there is no abnormality, we will go again." ”

Li Wuchang nodded, and made up his mind that if Mr. Ye didn't lie, the money must be obtained.