The heavens start with letting the bullets fly

Chapter 570 There is a storm in Jinling, Jia Huan returns to Rongfu (three in one)

Chen Zhao stopped in Yangzhou for a few days, reorganized and strengthened his control over Yangzhou's salt affairs.

Based on his several years of management in Yangzhou, he has already controlled the relevant forces of Lianghuai Salt Affairs, and all the government and salt merchants in Jiangbei bowed to him.

However, Chen Zhao walked very steadily, so he only controlled the salt affairs, and did not reach out to other forces, and he had not been to such prosperous places as Jinling and Suzhou and Hangzhou in the past few years.

Maintaining the Lianghuai Salt Industry was actually to maintain the finances of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

In order to crack down on private salt dealers and prevent a large amount of profits from flowing into the pockets of moths, Chen Zhao has worked hard.

If he is a little slack, the rich merchants and nobles in the entire south of the Yangtze River will swarm up and become private salt dealers. As a result, the country gets less and less. The existence of these private salt dealers will only make the Great Zhou Dynasty There is no benefit in listening.

In Yangzhou in the past few years, there have been official secrets that could never have happened before.

The magistrate of Anqiu County was a Jinshi sponsored by the Zhen family. After he took office, in order to honor the Zhen family, in addition to ordering salt merchants to pay bribes, he also wanted to make more money and asked several of his close family members to set up cards in the city to collect salt taxes. In just three days, these family members were all beheaded at night. What was even more amazing was that the beheaded heads were thrown into the county magistrate's bedroom at night, and the magistrate fainted from fright.

This is not over yet, within a few days, someone in the government office accused the county magistrate of being corrupt and perverting the law.

However, the patriarch of the Zhen family in the south of the Yangtze River is incompetent and indifferent to this. Therefore, in a short period of time, the number of scribes receiving the sponsorship of the Zhen family has decreased a lot.

What's more strange is that a Caobiao battalion stationed in Zhenjiang Mansion marched on the river, but the boat capsized and many people fell into the water and drowned. But in fact, the battalion officer used soldiers to traffic in private salt, and had a conflict with Yangzhou Yanding. As a result, the dignified officers and soldiers were beaten by Yan Ding patrols, with heavy casualties, and then the battalion officer was scolded by his superiors, and finally demoted.

"Grandfather is not here this year, and the rich and powerful families in the south of the Yangtze River have become domineering. Although the managers of our trading company are strong, they dare not stand up to this group of officials and families. After all, they have to bow their heads and give in. The New Year's gift is also for everyone's business."

The managers of the three major trading companies explained to Chen Zhao in this way.

After more than 100 years of peace and tranquility, the south of the Yangtze River has gradually returned to the Ming Dynasty. There is no government in the eyes of the rich. Local people rarely go to the Yamen to file lawsuits, and more people go to local famous families to seek justice!

Occasionally, a small family goes to the yamen to sue a big family, just to extort a sum of money.

Everyone who goes to Jiangnan to be an official has an official amulet.

After the steward finished speaking, he also presented the official talisman copied from the previous one.

Chen Zhao took a look and couldn't help but smile.

I saw the words on it: "Jia is not false, white jade is a horse for Tang Jin; Efang Palace, three hundred miles away, can't live in a history of Jinling..."

Beginning with the four major families, Lin Linzongzong wrote about a dozen of the founding lords of the Zhou Dynasty who lived in Jinling.

The last one was Jinling Zhen's family.

As for the Li family in Changzhou, after all, the days are short and the people are in Changzhou, so they don't deserve to be on the list at all.

"Your Excellency is both civil and military, and now the governor of Jinling Mansion can be worthy of them, but if this group of people join hands, it will be difficult for people to move forward. They are different from the gang of salt rats in Yangzhou, but the imperial palace, court, officialdom, and army. They all have power and connections.”

"I understand." Chen Zhao nodded.

……

Since the case of the Li family's land occupation was investigated and initiated by Shi Shilun's Shangshu, Chen Zhao should go to Nanjing to meet Shi Shilun, and then go to Changzhou for a tour after taking office as governor.

A group of officials in Jinling was also waiting for the news of Chen Zhao's arrival. Everyone knew Chen Zhao's prestige in Yangzhou, so it was not surprising to hear that Chen Zhao was stationed in Yangzhou.

A few days before Jinling received the news, the relevant people of the Li family in Changzhou already knew about it.

The most prominent nobles in Jinling City were the Zhen family. After all, the old lady of the Zhen family was the nanny of the Supreme Emperor.

But the most powerful in Jinling City is the Jinling General's Mansion.

Today's general of Jinling is Chief Lin Bo Li Xingyuan, whose father was Chief Lin Bo Li Wei, a former confidant of the Supreme Emperor.

He has served as the general of Jinling for 20 years, his reputation is second only to the Zhen family, his real power is almost equivalent to the admiral of the Beijing camp, even the governor of Jiangnan has to be courteous when he sees him.

Moreover, his family ancestors had followed the Great Zhou Taizu, and made contributions no less than the four kings and eight princes. Therefore, the Taizu named Li's family ancestor as Jinling General, a hereditary successor, and guarded the southeast for the Great Zhou.

There is a saying in the world that the Li family is equivalent to the Xu family of the Duke of Wei in the previous dynasty, who took over the southeast on behalf of the emperor. Although it is quite exaggerated, it also shows the power of the Li family.

When Chen Zhao took office in Jinling, if Li Xingyuan, the general of Jinling, was polite, he could go and see him, but if he didn't want to see him, no one would say no to him.

When Chen Zhao's boat passed Zhenjiang and was about to approach Jinling, the Jinling General's Mansion received a letter.

In General Jinling's study, the leader of his bodyguard reported in a low voice:
"It should be the letterhead that was thrown in last night. People picked it up there today and reported it to the steward of the outer house, and then"

Li Xingyuan frowned, waved his hand, and said:
"Everyone who has touched this letter, rush to the village outside the city and circle it first!"

After he issued this order, the commander of the personal guards bowed, turned around and went down to make arrangements.

General Jinling has been in Jinling for hundreds of years and ruled his family with military law. Li Wei is an outstanding man who followed the Supreme Emperor to fight on the battlefield, and Li Xingyuan also followed the army to suppress Japanese. Naturally, he has maintained the tradition of generals of the Wu family. This is very valuable in Jinling, a flashy place. .

In contrast, the Jinling Zhen family and Jia Shi Wang Xue's four major families who have followed the Supreme Emperor for a long time, their ancestors have made more meritorious deeds, but their descendants are trying to get closer to the gentleness, but there are few seeds in the family who have passed the Jinshi to become monks and practice the Tao , the one who won the Juren was forced to study to death by his father.

In this way, the children in the family still imitated the literati's general style, which suddenly caused people to laugh.

Not long after his subordinates left, four more people came outside, and Jian Jian greeted him and sat down.

Instead, Li Xingyuan stood up and asked one of them directly:
"Fourth brother, what do you think of this matter?"

It turns out that the four present here are Li Xingyuan's younger brothers, Li Xingju, Li Xingcan, Li Xingsu, and Li Xingfu.

Among them, Li Xingsu, who is the fourth oldest, used to serve as the guard of the imperial army in the capital, and made a lot of contacts in the capital. After listening to the inquiry from the elder brother, he pondered and replied:

"The people in our family in the capital are reliable, and the few relationships in the palace are also decades of friendship. Chen Zhao's errand is to investigate the Li family in Changzhou, and there will be no other purpose."

Having said this, Li Xingsu spit on the ground, smiled and cursed:

"Our family's surname is Li, and their family's surname is also Li. It's so damn unlucky."

"Fourth brother, don't say that, who in Jinling City remembers our family all these years, those people talk about the Li family in Changzhou all day long, saying that it is the crown of the south of the Yangtze River!"

"It's really ridiculous. Our family's status was built through life and death by our ancestors and Grandpa. He was a scholar who played with pens, but he betrayed Chen Menglei...how..."

Li Xingyuan frowned and stomped his feet, then raised his voice and said:
"What's the use of saying this, now is not the time to say this."

The fifth child, Li Xingfu, who had been silent until now, said in a deep voice:

"Brother, brothers, let's not just believe everything. Originally, we have spies in the palace, whether in the palace or in the court, we can know everything in advance, but this time the content of this letter we But I didn’t know it beforehand, so it may not be true.”

What he said made sense, everyone nodded, and Li Xingfu continued:

"But then again, be careful not to go too far, and please ask the elder brother to order, so that the people below and the people in each house should restrain themselves, and the governor of Jiangnan, the right-hand man of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, caught him. No matter what, it is not good, and then look at the reactions of other families. Although the noble family in Jinling City is respected by our family, the Zhen family and the four major families are also jumping. It's all delivered."

"Lao Wu, this is a safe and proven method. This is foolproof!"

Li Xingyuan nodded there, and took out the letter again. The letter was very simple, saying that Chen Zhao came to Nanzhili this time to investigate the case of land occupation in Changzhou's Li Mansion on the surface, but secretly It is necessary to detect the crimes of Jiangnan Xungui.

The most important thing is that when the Supreme Emperor went to the south of the Yangtze River six times, every household borrowed a lot of money from the treasury, which has not been repaid until now. This good-for-nothing boy went to the south of the Yangtze River to collect money.

Lin Boli's family has been in Jinling City for nearly a hundred years, with a lot of eyes and ears, and their connections and influences are intertwined. Naturally, the news is extremely well-informed, and their family can almost immediately know what happens on the ground.

Those prosperous noble families all received such anonymous letters. The letters all mentioned the purpose of Chen Zhao's coming to Jiangnan this time. Overtly, he was to investigate the land occupation by the Li family in Changzhou, but secretly, he was to investigate the various nobles in Jiangnan. If you do something illegal, the property and land of the nobles will be taken back to the heavenly home.

No discerning person would believe this statement.

No matter how the emperor competes with the people for profit, he has to give benefits to the nobles, otherwise who would want to follow you?

If you don't show dignity to everyone, they will go to the Emperor or other princes to ask for dignity.

But you have to think about everything. Now that Emperor Xiaode is majestic and powerful, and the power in his hands is getting stronger and stronger, he naturally doesn't want all the nobles to hinder him.

Besides, since ancient times, the imperial power has the right intention to attack nobles.

But this Chen Zhao is quite a character.

In Yangzhou, the salt merchants were cleaned up like Persian cats, and in the capital they implemented "strike hard" and won the reputation of "quiet street tiger". Wu Jinshi.

Now Chen Zhao is the Viscount of Yingwu, the governor of Jiangnan, the censor of Youqian Capital of the Procuratorate, and also works part-time as the Tongzhi of Jinyiwei. How can such a high-ranking and powerful person go to Jiangnan just for a farmer who invaded the land.

Then this purpose may not be just a reason, Chen Zhao must have the intention of the palace when he came to Jiangnan, and what he wanted to do.

In the ups and downs of the officialdom, wealthy people with a little political common sense can make such judgments. They can do it here in Jinling and they can do it in the capital.

Many people in Jinling City received such an anonymous letter, but not all nobles could deal with it like the Li family, and not all the Mei family was as tightly guarded as the Li family, so it was passed around ten times and hundreds of times. Before the order was passed on, it spread throughout Jinling City.

According to the tradition in the past, everyone either gathered at Zhen's house or at Li's house to discuss the matter. As a result, Li Xinghuan's soapbox brothers were relieved and sat firmly on the Diaoyutai. Everyone asked a lot, and they just said, "Rain, dew, and thunder are all blessings." , how the holy will is not what you and I can speculate" prevarication.

So Jinling City was calm on the surface, but how turbulent it was in the dark, everyone was silent.

"It's really misty and rainy. Zhongshan locks the river. This Yangtze River moat is about ten miles wide!"

Standing at the bow of the boat, Chen Zhao couldn't help sighing.

"Brother Chen, Zhongshan is at the south end of the Yangtze River. How can it lock the Yangtze River?" Xue Pan asked from behind Chen Zhao, scratching his head in confusion.

Chen Zhao sighed, knowing that he was playing the piano to Niu, he said, "You're right."

Xue Pan chuckled.

Many guards in Jinyi are from the north. It is their first time to come to Jiangnan, and seeing the Yangtze River at this time is also shocking.

The river is vast, and the whole world is like an ink painting. Many people's mouths grew wide in shock.

Before crossing the river, Chen Zhao also knew about the uproar in Nanjing. Regarding this, Han Xiaozhong said:
"Sir, there must be someone behind the rumors about Jinling City, but it's hard to say whether the person behind it is the Li family in Changzhou."

……

"Who did this thing!?"

In the Li family in Changzhou, Li Guangdi's eldest son, Li Zhonglun, the head of the Li family, questioned the group of people in front of him sharply.

Everyone bowed their heads in silence, and no one returned.

Instead, his master said in a low voice: "Dong Weng, this incident has caused Nanjing Xungui to share a common hatred, and made everyone in the south of the Yangtze River hostile to Chen Zhao. This is not a bad thing, lest Fengrui only point to this side." "

"Confused, there are plenty of ways to muddy the water, and using this method will only invite trouble. He, Chen Zhao, may have been just going through the motions, but when he encounters this kind of public opinion, I'm afraid he is about to make a cruel move."

……

When Chen Zhao disembarked in Dantu and changed to chariots and horses to go to Jinling, the northern capital was bustling with the Mid-Autumn Festival.

At night, bursts of laughter came from a remote courtyard.

Because of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Jinyiwei Military Training Corps had a three-day holiday, and Jia Huan returned to Rongguo Mansion on the afternoon of the Mid-Autumn Festival, and because of his "great future", he was immediately assigned to the front position of the male family, and he was always exposed in front of people. Until this time, Only then did I return to the courtyard to reunite with my mother.

Aunt Zhao hadn't seen her son for several months, so she hugged Jia Huan and cried loudly.

"Ah, Huan'er, you're finally back, woo woo, Bodhisattva bless you, Bodhisattva bless you, woo woo, my Huan'er, you miss your mother to death!"

Aunt Zhao hugged Jia Huan and hugged him tightly, as if she was afraid that he would disappear suddenly, crying with tears and snot, her pretty face looked embarrassed that's it.

But Jia Huan felt warm in his heart when he watched and listened, he knew that his mother's heart towards him was the most sincere and sincere.

So Jia Huan said with a smile: "Mother, my son is really good at everything. He is well fed and warmly clothed. The instructor not only taught us to exercise, but also asked us to read and write. Those who can't write, they also make tablets."

Tanchun next to her was also smiling, but her beautiful eyes were full of tears. She also smiled and persuaded, "Auntie, isn't Huan'er in good condition? Look at him standing like a pine, sitting like a clock, moving like a wind." Yes, he looks like a heroic young man who looks promising in the future, doesn't this fulfill my aunt's wish?"

"What's so good about the food for those soldiers? It's still delicious at home. Huan'er sit down, and mother will cook you delicious food. Mother will cook your favorite food for you."

Aunt Zhao let go of Jia Huan and was about to go to the small kitchen to cook.

As the concubine of Mr. Zheng, Aunt Zhao naturally had her own small kitchen. In order for Jia Zheng to stay here often, Aunt Zhao also practiced some skills.

Jia Huan quickly grabbed her, helped Aunt Zhao to sit on the bed, and said with a smile: "Mother, I'm not hungry, I ate at the old lady's, and I ate with the third sister. Sit down, Third Sister sits too."

Aunt Zhao sat down, and Tanchun also sat down with a smile.

"Hey, you actually asked your mother to sit down with your third sister, have you really changed?"

Aunt Zhao said in surprise, with a look of disbelief.

Jia Huan was stunned, and said with a smile: "Mother, I was ignorant before, but now that I have grown up, how can I still be the same as before, and I will do better than now in the future."

Aunt Zhao shed tears again, and said: "Hey, you have been instigated by that black-hearted person since you were a child, and you know how to play with your mother all day long. Anyone can scold you outside. If I regain face outside, I will come back and lose my temper with my mother. If you say a word to me on weekdays, you will fight me desperately. Why did I give birth to a son who has a heart like you? My life is really hard! Woooo..."

The fate of this woman, Aunt Zhao, is really not ordinary.

Not to mention the concubine's background, there are several mountains on her head, and she has to offer respectfully to that one.

Anyone can bully her twice, even the servants look down on her.

The most distressing thing is that the son is unfilial, and the daughter doesn't even want to recognize her.

In the end, when Jia's mansion was almost over, she died miserably and violently for no apparent reason.

Of course Jia Huan didn't know what happened to Aunt Zhao, but when she heard her babbling non-stop, as if she was talking about the past, Jia Huan felt something was wrong, so she turned her head to look at Third Sister and smiled.

Tanchun hurriedly persuaded Aunt Zhao, saying: "Auntie, don't cry. Brother Huan has grown up and is no longer the same as before. This is called a three-day treaty. What's more, my brother has been away for more than two months. Well, in the future, when he goes out to do things and has his own career, he can be filial to you!"

Aunt Zhao stopped crying, and Jia Huan hurriedly said: "Mother, don't worry, the son used to be ignorant and didn't know what filial piety is, so he disobeyed his mother. But it's different now. Now that the son has grown up, he won't do it anymore. Will make you angry. Let your son protect you from now on, and no one can bully you again."

Jia Huan took Aunt Zhao's hand and said seriously.

When Aunt Zhao heard the words, her eyes immediately became moist, and she choked up and said, "It's really a blessing from the Bodhisattva, then Mr. Chen is indeed a great fortune. He can transform brother Pan of the Xue family into a human being, and now he can reshape my brother Huan. If you can change it, mother will give him your third sister..."

"Auntie!" Tanchun blushed and shouted anxiously.

"Mother!" Jia Huan quickly interrupted Aunt Zhao's nagging.

Aunt Zhao also didn't keep the door open, and she regretted it when she said it.

He hurriedly stretched his head to look outside, patted his chest, and said resentfully: "It's just a word of gratitude, it's just a word of gratitude, didn't others hear it?"

Jia Huan glanced at his sister, and thought, "My old lady is very vulgar, but she has a lot of narrow eyes. She won't see what the third sister is thinking, right? Speaking of training, someone said that Cousin Lin wants to focus on training me, could it be... ..."

But it's about her sister's reputation, no matter how reckless Jia Huan is, no matter how careful she is, she won't say it out loud.

Not only that, he also shouted harshly to stop Aunt Zhao's vulgar words.

Aunt Zhao was also startled when she saw that his siblings were in the same heart, and she didn't dare to yell or scold anymore.

But although she also knew that she was yelling wrongly, making her daughter a bad person and affecting her reputation, but her daughter and son both yelled at her as a mother...

"Huan'er, you're so ambitious, you've only been eating food outside for a few days, and you dare to teach your mother a lesson? You crawled out of my intestines, you rebellious bastard..."

Aunt Zhao stared at Jia Huan and cursed loudly.

what's going on?

My old lady gave birth to you and raised you so big, what's wrong with scolding you two?
How dare you teach me a lesson and dislike my vulgar speech?
snort!After studying for a few days and practicing martial arts for a few days, do you feel that you are not a maidservant?

Huan'er has grown up, and she looks down on her mother as a maidservant, woo woo woo...

I have to say that Aunt Zhao's brain circuit is so novel sometimes.

"Mom! What are you talking about!"

Jia Huan's eyes and forehead twitched.

He and his mother scolded each other like this before, so it stands to reason that he has already adapted to it.

But looking at it now, I feel that what my mother said really shouldn't be said.

He said earnestly and earnestly: "Mother, in this mansion, the three of us are the closest and closest people. If you have something to say, you can't say it well. Don't scold the street every now and then, how ugly? In this era, reputation is the most important thing. You do this every day." Scolding my siblings, have you ever thought about the future of my sister? It’s not shameful for a concubine to serve a girl, but it’s shameful for a concubine and maid to scold her own daughter vulgarly all day long. My sister’s character and appearance are all good Land, I, Jia Huan, also want to be successful in the future, and we will definitely be filial to you in the future..."

Jia Tanchun on the side stared blankly at Jia Huan. She never thought, nor expected, that one day, she would have a brother who would stand up and make decisions for her.

So at this moment, she is extremely satisfied.

Her brother Huan has really grown up.

It's a man!

Although nothing is accomplished right now, with this kind of heart, Huan'er will become a man of indomitable spirit.

by that time……

No, right now, she, Jia Tanchun, will never envy Lin Daiyu and Xue Baochai again.

Even if one of them is a golden branch and jade leaf, and the other is a daughter of a thousand gold, Jia Tanchun will not underestimate their duty!
(End of this chapter)