Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 308
Qian's mansion was besieged on all sides, soldiers armed with weapons rushed in from all gates, Qian Qianyi did not run away after all.

Surrounded by the Dongchang soldiers, Zhang Pu appeared in the backyard of Qian's house and saw Qian Qianyi's mouth full of blood.

Looking at the traces on the ground, Zhang Pu knew what was going on, and couldn't help but sneered and said, "I say you are too old, but you still don't believe me. Look, don't talk about women, you can even fall when you walk!"

Qian Qianyi was so angry when he heard that, he caught him being too old to scold him again!Just when he was about to reply, he saw Zhang Pu turned his head and saw Hou Fangyu with his head bowed. After being taken aback for a while, he couldn't help but sneered and said, "I didn't expect that there is an unfaithful and unfilial kitten here, look at it." Come on, these days, you are not less involved, right?"

Hou Fangyu was also furious when he heard it, and when he immediately raised his head and wanted to curse back, he saw Zhang Pu's cold eyes, and the wounds of a few Dongchang soldiers beside him were still bandaged, so he turned around immediately, feeling cold in his heart, no longer Dare to speak.

"What do you want to do when you break into the old man's house?" Qian Qianyi regained his composure at this time, and immediately shouted sternly, "In broad daylight, under the bright and bright world, is there no law of the king? Who are you to lead?" The soldiers who came, just wantonly break into the houses like this? Tell me, who will lead the soldiers?"

He did not speak to Zhang Pu because he understood that it would be in vain if he spoke. Therefore, he said it to an officer.The only hope now is to have a direct or indirect relationship with the person leading the troops. If you can persuade him, things will not be too bad.Otherwise, Qian Qianyi himself knew that he would definitely be in trouble if he just listened to Zhang Pu's words.

The officer hadn't spoken yet, but a soft voice came from outside the courtyard: "Why, what can you do with our family?"

While talking, another group of people came in, surrounded by a person in a scarlet robe.

Qian Qianyi looked up, although he didn't recognize him, but he knew that he might not escape the immediate loss this time.

If it was a civil servant who came in, he would be able to get involved; even if it was just a military commander, with his influence, it might be useful.However, the person who came in was an eunuch, the so-called eunuch in his mouth.Needless to say, you can know that the eunuch and the Donglin Party have been at odds for many years. This time, there is no reason to help him.

At the same time, what surprised Qian Qianyi was why did a eunuch suddenly lead troops to appear in Changshu County?
There were doubts in his heart, but he still said stubbornly: "The old man is sitting at home, disasters are falling from the sky, you lead troops into the old man's house, shouldn't you give the old man an explanation? Otherwise, the old man is not easy to bully, there are also people in the court. An upright gentleman complains for this old man!"

Hearing this, Zhang Pu sneered and said, "Why do I and Lu Zhenshou come here? Don't you have any idea? Don't think that everything will be fine if you deny it. Fortunately, Lu Zhenshou came in time today. Don't worry, I will I'll convince you!"

Guard Lu?When Qian Qianyi heard this, he couldn't help being surprised.Because if the eunuch is called the guardian, as far as the surrounding area is concerned, there is only one guardian in Nanjing.Nanjing is so far away from Changshu, how could the Nanjing guard come here?Flying well, it can't be that the leader of the army just passed by, right?

Of course he didn't know that Jiang Dong had sent his men to the Nanjing Factory Guard to ask for help.When the time came, Lu Jiude had already arrived.When he heard this, he immediately thought of what the emperor had told him before he left: "Changshu is under the jurisdiction of Suzhou, and there have been riots in Suzhou before, and Zhang Xunyong appointed Changshu as his first official business this time. Then there will definitely be obstacles, and maybe there will be a repeat of the Suzhou riots. After you arrive in office, rectify the army, and if you find anything wrong, immediately lead the troops to support Zhang Xun. In any case, his errand, the first It must be done well next time!"

Therefore, after Lu Jiude heard the report from the Dongchang fan service, without saying a word, he immediately used an excuse to rectify the army, led two thousand troops, took an official boat, went directly down the south, and landed in Changshu, just in time for the Changshu riots. , Saved Zhang Pu.

From this, Lu Jiude couldn't help admiring Emperor Chongzhen.I didn't expect the emperor to be able to predict the enemy's plans first on the battlefield, and even the affairs in the officialdom are so clear, and he can guess so accurately!

As for Zhang Pu, when he saw that the leader of the army was not his mentor Zhou Yanru, but the Nanjing eunuch Lu Jiude, he was very surprised and also very emotional.

Thinking of the first half of my life, I used eunuchs as my enemies, yelled at eunuchs, and wrote articles to make a fuss, so I gained enough reputation; however, at the critical moment of life, I was saved by the eunuch, what a beating Unexpected things!
Although Lu Jiude didn't say it clearly, Zhang Pu knew it very well in his heart.Even if there is a report from the Dongchang fan service, generally speaking, it is impossible for the eunuch guarding Nanjing to personally lead the troops to take him down and come to rescue him.

After all, when the report was made, the riot was only a speculation, and it hadn't happened yet.Just like the prefect of Suzhou, he just sent some policemen to deal with it, and the reason is actually sufficient.The guarding eunuchs in Nanjing can completely ignore it, and let the factory guards figure it out.

However, Lu Jiude still led the army in person and rushed over as soon as possible.In this regard, even if he beat Zhang Pu to death, he would not believe it. If there was no instruction from the emperor behind this, would Lu Jiude defend him like this?Just because of the things he had done in the past, Lu Jiude might want him to die!
Thinking of this, Zhang Pu couldn't help realizing the wiseness of the emperor again.I also understood that the emperor didn't just let him do the work, but prepared a lot for him. Not only did he send Dongchang soldiers, but also Yang Tinglin, the censor of Zuodu, supported him, and the eunuch guarding Nanjing escorted him.

Thinking about these things, for the first time Zhang Pu suddenly had an impulse in his heart, that is to be truly loyal to the emperor and serve the country, not for revenge!
With this in mind, Zhang Pu did not continue to bicker with Qian Qianyi.Because he knew that this matter was not over yet.After turning around, there must be some debate in the court.In order for the emperor to make a correct decision on this matter as soon as possible, evidence must be provided as soon as possible.

Therefore, Qian Qianyi, Hou Fangyu and others were taken away, and other arrested mobs were also interrogated.

Zhang Pu is indeed a man of talent and learning, and with the help of Jiang Dong and other Dongchang servants, he quickly confirmed the identities of some thugs, who were servants of the Qian family.

They were instigated by Qian Qianyi, saying that if they didn't hinder Zhang Pu, they would have to do hard labor, which was not what they were willing to do as servants of wealthy families.In addition, being driven by Qian Qianyi's confidantes, and hearing that the rich master would vouch for the riots in Suzhou, Ge Xian, the first murderer, was imprisoned for several years, and he was also released, and he was called a righteous man. Respected.

Under all these bewitchments, the servants of the Qian family became unscrupulous.

As for the other families, including the Zhang family in Changshu, they were also scared when they saw the Qian family being so powerful.They could only listen to what the Qian family said, and they also sent people to participate in the riot.

This riot included all the landlords and powerful landlords in Changshu County, all of whom participated.

Of course, Pan Xiuwen's testimony is also very important.It is said that after Zhang Pu came, he got the money's property and confession, and he wanted to hinder Zhang Pu and so on.

According to subsequent statistics, two people were killed and six were injured, one of whom was seriously injured in the Dongchang battle; as for the arrests from Suzhou Prefecture, only three were injured, and all of them were slightly injured.It can be seen that the attacks of the thugs are mainly aimed at people from the north.

One by one, one after another, they were slowly revealed and placed in front of Lu Jiude's case, which made him secretly startled.

In addition, with the assistance of the army, and with the assistance of Pan Xiuwen and others, the tax situation of grain fields in Changshu County was quickly found out.

The grain fields of the Qian family accounted for more than half of all the grain fields in Changshu County. However, even when Qian Qianyi was an official, he never paid taxes, and the people in his mansion never did hard labor. According to the one-whip method to convert the taxes owed by Qian Qianyi, over the years, the total tax owed by Qian Qianyi is as high as 100 million taels.

Seeing this amount, Lu Jiude clicked his tongue secretly, no wonder Qian Qianyi wanted to go all out for a civil uprising.

He was watching, but Zhang Pu said: "These memorials, my official suggestion, should be played to the emperor in secret immediately, and will not be made public for the time being."

"Why?" Lu Jiude asked curiously upon hearing this.

Zhang Pu replied with a serious face: "Qian Qianyi formed a party for personal gain, and his power is so powerful, that's why he dared to do so. For my sake, it's better to let his fellow party members jump out, so that the emperor can recognize him Qing, who are Qian Qianyi’s party members!”

Hearing this, Lu Jiude couldn't help taking a closer look at Zhang Pu, thinking in his heart, is this the beginning of revenge on Qian Qianyi?Or did he come up with this plan in order to get revenge from Qian Qianyi's people in the future?Or, is he really thinking about the emperor, and wants to severely crack down on the chaos of party formation and selfishness?

If it was before, he must have thought of the first two reasons.However, at this time, he had already heard Jiang Dong tell him in private that Zhang Pu was not afraid of death, and wanted to use his life to severely punish Qian Qianyi.Therefore, Lu Jiude is not easy to grasp.

"Since you have already made up your mind, our family will naturally not have any objections, so it's up to you." Lu Jiude replied with a nod, remembering that the emperor had explained that everything was based on Zhang Pu.

Seeing that Lu Jiude was so eloquent, Zhang Pu's guess was even more affirmed: Lu Jiude had definitely been ordered by the emperor.As a result, he couldn't help but feel confident in his heart.

At this moment, Pan Xiuwen hurried to find him with a letter in his hand. After saluting Lu Jiude first, he said to Zhang Pu: "Master Zhang, this is a reply letter from Yixing."

As soon as Zhang Pu heard that it was Zhou Yanru's reply, he immediately read it.Although it is late, at least there is a letter back, right?
However, after he glanced at ten lines at a glance, his face immediately became extremely ugly.

Lu Jiude was a little strange, so he asked, "What's wrong?"

Zhang Pu squeezed the letter into a ball with one hand, and at the same time turned his head to look at Lu Jiude and said: "I want to check the surrounding prefectures as quickly as possible while the guard is here. To avoid long nights and dreams, let them And figured out a way to prevent this official from running the emperor's mission!"

"This is no problem!" Seeing his expression, Lu Jiude knew that he was probably agitated, but he didn't take it seriously, and checked it out if he wanted to.

After he agreed, Zhang Pu said in a cold voice: "I am loyal to the emperor and serve the country, but this matter is of great importance. Therefore, to show my determination, I will start from Changzhou Mansion."

Yixing is under the Changzhou government, and he did this obviously for Zhou Yanru.To put it nicely, it should be to kill relatives righteously and let other officials see his determination.To put it bluntly, I am afraid that the content of this letter stimulated him and made him make this decision.

Lu Jiude didn't care about the bad luck of civil servants, so he just followed Zhang Pu to do it.

On his side, together with Zhang Pu, Pan Xiuwen and other officials, they jointly wrote a public memorial, only saying that the Changshu mob killed officials and rebelled, and all those who participated in the riot were arrested if they were not suppressed on the spot.

As this memorial was sent to the capital through public channels, the news in Changshu also spread.Suddenly, just as Zhang Pu expected, all kinds of voices started to appear in the officialdom.

Some said that there is no such thing as rebellion in the south, maybe there is something hidden!

Some said that it used to be fine, but after Zhang Xun went, it suddenly became like this. Could it be that Zhang Xun was too aggressive in handling affairs, which aroused the civil uprising?
Some said that the eunuch guarding Nanjing suddenly led troops to Changshu.
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Anyway, in the officialdom of Jiangnan, everyone questioned Zhang Pu. They all accused Zhang Pu of improper behavior, which was the reason for this civil uprising. Many people also wrote letters asking for Zhang Pu's transfer.Otherwise, more civil unrest will be triggered and the world will be in chaos?

Then, when they learned that Qian Qianyi's family had been arrested, the officialdom became even more sensational.Everyone is saying that Qian Qianyi is the leader of the Qingliu, with both ability and political integrity, how could he do such a shocking thing, there is definitely something wrong in it!
The Shangshu of the Ministry of War in Nanjing, as well as the garrison in Nanjing, who have the same power to control the military, also began to put pressure on Lu Jiude to withdraw the army.

These things, followed by news that Zhang Pu went to Changzhou mansion non-stop, and vigorously investigated and dealt with the government and gentry preferential exemption quota and urging the payment of owed taxes. Even his mentor Zhou Yanru mercilessly investigated the time, causing trouble On the Jiangnan side, they couldn't stop Zhang Pu, a "mad dog", from handling the case, so they made a memorial one after another, and the memorials gathered in the capital like snowflakes.

Emperor Chongzhen looked at the secret memorial sent by Lu Jiude and Zhang Pu, and then looked at the almost one-sided impeachment memorial of the two of them in the imperial case, and couldn't help sneering.

In fact, without this secret memorial, Emperor Chongzhen already knew what happened through Zhang Pu's Class A eavesdropping seed, so how could he be confused by these memorials!
Those civil servants, whether they knew the truth about the Changshu incident or not, all wanted to impeach Zhang Pu to protect Qian Qianyi.Even Lu Zhenfei, Guanglu Shaoqing of the capital, and Zhang Guowei, an assistant minister far in the southwest, even made the memorial. I don't know where they got to know the truth of the matter, or whether it was just relying on them and Qian Qian Good friendship, is it to help relatives or not?

Could it be that if there are too many people talking, it will shake me and make me doubt Zhang Pu?
The so-called three people become a tiger, haha, it is impossible here!

In fact, by this time in the late Ming Dynasty, land annexation across the country was already very serious.Most of the land and grain fields in the country have been gathered in the hands of officials and gentry. If these grain fields are not cleared out and taxes are put on ordinary people, it is no wonder that more and more people will not survive and rebel!

On the Jiangnan side, it must have been too long. If you don't beat me up, you won't know the rules, and you won't have a long memory!

(End of this chapter)