Chongzhen and I became partners

Chapter 496 Counterattack
Among the voices of "righteous indignation", there are some people who have other opinions.

No, after these voices became quieter, one person said with little confidence: "You have forgotten, what happened to Duke Cheng of the capital?"

Hearing this, the meeting hall immediately fell silent.

Although Cheng Guogong was not conferred by Emperor Taizu, he was also conferred by Emperor Chengzu!The ancestors also made great contributions to the Ming Dynasty and helped Emperor Chengzu seize the throne!
However, the Duke of Cheng like this had his family confiscated and his family wiped out the year before last!It's only been two years!
However, Xu Wenjue quickly retorted: "Can we be like that Cheng Guogong? He is plotting to kill the prince. This is a serious crime of treason. He deserves it for copying his family and exterminating his family. Danshu Iron Coupon doesn't care about that! And what about us?" , we are human beings sitting in the mansion, disasters come from the sky, have we plotted against the prince? What have we done? How can this be compared!"

As soon as he heard his words, the atmosphere in the meeting hall immediately rose again, and many people felt that what he said made sense.

"That's right, that's the reason. Can we be the same as Duke Cheng?"

"That's right, that's right, Cheng Guogong is really treasonous, and the most we can do is to make some money, but there is an essential difference!"

"That's right, it's incomparable!"

"Besides, how many are we here? Those factory guards, and the damned Ma Shiying messed around here and forced so many of our founding heroes, which caused public outrage. As long as we unite and resist together, the current emperor can still Are we all dealt with?"

"That's right, there are many people and strength is great, an arrow is easy to break, and a bundle of arrows depends on how they break it? Who has the ability and courage to break it? Is it Wang Dehua or Li Ruosian, or Ma Shiying? I don't think they dare!"

"..."

A mature and prudent person, seeing Wei Guogong Xu Hongji not speaking, asked, "What does the lord think?"

Hearing this, the meeting hall fell silent, and they all looked at Wei Guogong, waiting for him to speak.

Xu Hongji looked at them, his face was not very good-looking, and he said slowly: "If we move together in Nanjing, it is not impossible, at least echoing the troubles caused by the literati in the north. In this way, the emperor's side must There will be more pressure!"

"That's right!" Upon hearing this, Xu Wenjue immediately echoed, "Isn't there a tribute court case in the capital? The emperor didn't know what to think, but copied the Confucius family in Qufu, and scholars flocked to the capital. It’s just that our Jiangnan side is too far away from the capital, otherwise the capital would be overwhelmed!”

Excited, he said in one breath: "I reckon, the emperor is really having a headache right now! If we add in the meritorious deeds of our generations, let's see what the factory guard and that dog leg of Ma Shiying have driven us into. !"

Hearing his words, the atmosphere in the meeting hall suddenly became lively again.

When they thought about it, the emperor went to the Confucius family in Qufu only if he had a problem with his head, and he stabbed the hornet's nest of scholars in one go, right?
At this time, Xungui complained again, saying that the factory guard and Ma Shiying framed Zhongliang, and the emperor might have to punish the factory guard, and it would be better if Ma Shiying was also sent to prison.

"That's right, there are so many emperors in our Ming Dynasty, which emperor can bear such a great pressure. As for Emperor Jiajing back then, it was just some civil servants making trouble, so how long did it take to smooth things over. This time, as long as it is a scholar Everyone wants to complain for the Kong family, let's see how the emperor handles it?"

"That's right, in the current situation, even if Emperor Jiajing is alive, he will definitely submit! This is completely different from the matter of arguing about the great etiquette back then!"

"The civil servants are fighting with the emperor. Now the emperor can rely on us. However, we are being framed by the factory guards. If the emperor wants us to stand for him, he must give us an explanation!"

"That's right, now is the right time to make a fuss. After passing this village, it's just that if we make a fuss, I'm afraid that the pressure will be a little higher. Our emperor is indeed a little stunned."

"..."

These people were clamoring for their own ideas, but never thought that Emperor Jiajing might indeed be unable to cope with the pressure from civil servants, but what about the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty?

Xu Hongji didn't speak, just listened to them talking.There is one point that he agrees with.

Today's emperor can't act according to common sense.

An ordinary emperor, who would let the factory guards come to Nanjing to mess around?For an ordinary emperor, who would take action against the Confucius family in Qufu, at most, it would be great to change someone to be Yan Shenggong.But the emperor actually copied the Confucian family in Qufu, so that scholars all over the world complained about the Confucian family in Qufu, and gathered in the capital to ask for an explanation.

For this kind of thing, no matter how powerful your emperor is, what can you do?You can't kill all the scholars, can you?

Do you really think the emperor can do whatever he wants?

Just wait and see, the current emperor will definitely back down and return the stolen money to the Confucian family in Qufu. This is slapping himself in the face.

This matter will inevitably arouse the pens of scholars, and will leave a strong mark on the poems, songs, and history books at that time.

The reputation of the current emperor may be ruined!

On the Nanjing side, if we unite with those country gentry and start a fight with those factory guards, it should be the last straw, right?
Thinking of this, Xu Hongji thought about it carefully for a while, felt that there was nothing wrong with it, and finally said: "For the legacy left by our ancestors, let's do it again!"

Hearing him speak, the others all stared at him.

"Let's not show up, let the factory guards and Ma Shiying make trouble there!" I only heard Xu Hongji say, "Let them arrest more people. After they catch the criminals, our families will stand up. When necessary, Dan Shutie Coupons open the way, let's see if these factory guards, and Ma Shiying, have the guts to ignore Dan Shu iron coupons!"

"Okay, my lord's idea is good! Seeing how forced they are, if the emperor doesn't give an explanation, he will definitely be a general but not a country!"

"That's right, all of our families have iron coupons of the alchemy book, so they dare to touch the iron coupons of the alchemy book sealed by the emperor Taizu?"

"When the time comes, surround their mansion and prevent them from entering or leaving. As long as they don't shout disobedient words like those scholars, will they still dare to use the army to suppress us?"

"..."

With everyone's support, a general countermeasure is in place.Afterwards, these nobles began to discuss the specific details.

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On Ma Shiying's side, a notice was quickly posted that the hermit would be exempt from guilt if he surrendered himself; if he was caught, he would have to serve hard labor.

At the same time, Ruan Dacheng and Chen Yuanyuan's propaganda also began to cooperate to encourage hermits to surrender.There are acting, singing, and sketches.

This was discussed in advance. The first stage is to arrest a group of people and create a tense atmosphere;
Now is the second stage, let the hermits surrender themselves.After all, there are too many hermits here in the south of the Yangtze River. If you really want to catch them, you won't be able to catch them.

The third stage is that the hidden households have almost checked the land, and then start to measure the land again.If this is the case, the hermit who surrendered himself is very important.The land information they provide is very useful.

Of course, based on the fact that the account books of the land and acres have been burned, Ma Shiying will have the final say when looking back. As for what private property cannot be encroached on, under the imperial power, that is bullshit!

However, what Ma Shiying and the others did not expect was that the wind direction on Nanjing's side suddenly began to change.

First, scholars began to gather. Of course, you can also think that these are actually local gentry, and there is not much difference.

They couldn't go to the capital, so they supported the capital inside and outside Nanjing, shouting slogans, demanding justice for the sages.Opposing the imperial court is actually opposing the emperor's treatment of sages so harshly.

The community atmosphere in Nanjing is already strong, so a lot of literati have gathered.

These literati probably also learned the lessons from the capital, and they did not dare to occupy the Gongyuan, to obstruct the government's work. It was a relatively well-behaved protest, and they even submitted petitions to the government.

On the government side, there are also civil servants, so naturally they all vented their anger from one nostril, comforted them one after another, and even joined them in writing memorials, writing letters to the emperor, and giving Shenggong justice.

In other words, the people in the government didn't deal with these things at all, and they reported them directly, and the Shangguan took care of them.Reported level by level, they reported to Nanjing Garrison, Nanjing Guard Eunuch, and Ma Shiying.Because the three of them are the powerful officials in Nanjing City today.

Lu Jiude went to Ma Shiying's side to complain. He didn't have the guts to arrest people for such a big matter.

Even Ma Shiying was a little embarrassed.Because he was also born as a scholar, out of emotion and reason, he wanted to call for grievances for the Confucian family in Qufu.

Fortunately, Wang Dehua woke him up and told him not to worry about these miscellaneous things, but to focus on the previous things.It won't be too late to talk about this kind of literati making troubles until the capital has a conclusion.

"You don't even think about it. Although the literati protested before, they were too far away from the capital, so they just yelled. But now they are gathering together? Why is this? It is definitely just trying to divert our attention! Don't worry about it. that is!"

Ma Shiying took Wang Dehua's words seriously, so he listened to Wang Dehua's words and continued to investigate hidden households to advance the second stage.

However, the effect was not good. There were not many hermits who turned themselves in. On the contrary, there were many hermits who were caught and escaped before.On further questioning, it turns out that there are not enough manpower, and I don't know if the local government let them go on purpose.

Also, whether it is Ruan Dacheng or Chen Yuanyuan

Here, we all encountered some troublemakers.

These people are basically local scoundrels, and they just make trouble for you, so that you can't promote it.They are not afraid of being locked up, nor are they afraid of being beaten.For such a trivial matter, you can't kill someone for it, right?

After several days, Ruan Dacheng and Chen Yuanyuan came to Ma Shiying helplessly.

(End of this chapter)