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Chapter 303 New Year's Eve: The Yangzhou Army Arrives, and the Tokyo Palace is Surprised!

Xu's Manor.

Moon stars are rare.

On this peaceful and peaceful New Year's Eve, although the outside of Xu's manor was heavily guarded and more than a thousand saltmen were on guard, in the inner house, the Xu family was still reuniting and watching the year.

"Longevity for Master Dong and longevity for Sui Niang".

It means that if you keep watch on New Year's Eve, your parents will live a long life.

"Children are forced not to sleep, and watch each other at night to make noise. Don't sing the chicken in the morning, and be afraid of Timothy. Sitting for a long time, the lamp is embers and falling, and the Big Dipper is tilted when you look up."

The young children of the Xu family enjoyed "honey crisps, small clam snail crisps, market cakes, five-color oyster beans, and fried hammer chestnuts" and cheered in the deep inner house, while the hostesses of the inner house reunited and talked As the saying goes, the New Year's money is ready.

The servants at home are carrying out the cooking stove and offering sacrifices to the "bed god".

Hundreds of houses were lit all night long.

Although he was on guard, it was New Year's Eve after all, and in the Shoukang Hall, the core men of each house in the Xu family, headed by the head of the house, Xu Lan, were drinking happily.

There was still tea time before midnight, and the Xu's manor was full of laughter and laughter.

All kinds of fireworks rushed into the starry night sky, but at this moment, the earth was faintly felt shaking, and the muffled thunder-like sound came from far and near.

Xu Lan's complexion changed suddenly, and the wine cup in his hand fell to the ground instantly and broke into two pieces.

He immediately turned his head to look at his eldest son Xu Ding: "Ru immediately bring someone to hold a letter from XX, and ask Yangzhou prefect Wang Ping to immediately dispatch the Yangzhou Xiang army to protect my Xu's manor!"

Xu Ding was stunned.

Xu Lan scolded angrily, "Go! Tell that Wang Ping that if he dares to delay and refuse to save him, I will definitely let him spit out all the money he ate!!"

Xu Ding didn't dare to neglect any more, and ran away.

……

Xu Lan boarded the manor castle, looking gloomy, staring towards the northwest.

There, a fire dragon swept over like a torrent.

Yan Ding of the Xu family was panicked.

It has long been an open secret that salt merchants raise a large number of salt miners, which are equivalent to private soldiers.

This private armed force, which is free from the laws of the court, is an important guarantee for the salt merchants to make profits.

Fish and meat places, bullying and dominating the market, even killing people and setting fires, destroying people all over the house... is a serious problem for the place.

But no matter how tough the private soldiers are, they are still private soldiers. How can they feel at ease when confronting the regular army of the imperial court, especially the world-famous Subduing Tiger cavalry?
Others don't know why Wang Lin led the army to attack Yangzhou, but Xu Lan knows it well.

He colluded with the Ning Navy to rob the merchant ships of the Bohai Company in the name of river pirates. His intention was to prevent the Snow Flower Salt of the Bohai Company from entering the Jiangnan market, and he also planned to rob the formula for himself.

But how could he have imagined that Wang Lin would actually lead his army into the south of the Yangtze River.

It is a great righteousness to inspect the two Zhejiang provinces, eliminate corruption, and investigate major cases.

If Wang Lin wanted to touch Xu's family, he didn't need to pretend to be a frame, he just needed to follow the clues to find out the truth.

Zheng Kai, the commander of Ning Haijun, was executed by Wang Lin in public, but the two commanders of Ning Haijun and the battalion who cooperated with Xu's family were all under Wang Lin's tight control at this moment. This is the witness.

The correspondence between the Xu family and Zheng Kai for many years, as well as the accounts of the transfer of interests, are all physical evidence.

In addition, the Xu family's manor at this moment still hides thousands of catties of snowflake salt that the Xu family robbed from the canal, which is also a favorable physical evidence.

Therefore, Xu Lan knew very well that the Xu family had no way out.

He could only coerce the other seven salt merchants and the Yangzhou local government army to fight Wang Lin to the death.

He also made sufficient arrangements in Tokyo.

It's just that he didn't expect Wang Lin to come so quickly, two days earlier.

In fact, he didn't know that Wang Lin never cared about the attack and impeachment of civil servants and even officials in Beijing.

And the official Zhao Ji, who was wholeheartedly waiting for Wang Lin to bring money back from the south of the Yangtze River to solve the difficulty of the internal treasury, would never easily recall Wang Lin to Beijing.

On the waterway, the five-thousand-Ning navy commanded by Shi Jin and Yang Yuhe was still outside Yangzhou. After all, there was no wind in winter and the boats on the canal were slow.

But on land, it took less than six days for the Tiger God Guard to attack four or five hundred miles away.

Finally arrived in Yangzhou before midnight on New Year's Day in the second year of Xuanhe.

……

On New Year's Eve, Tokyo is full of lights. This is the most magnificent and prosperous city in this era, and the festive atmosphere fills the night sky.

At noon today, Zhao Ji received an urgent secret report from Wang Lin.

Knowing that Wang Lin investigated and dealt with the Liangzhe Road transshipment embassy case, and ransacked his home to earn more than several million yuan, he will be escorted to the capital to be charged into the internal treasury in a few days.

The emperor was elated.

He has tasted the sweetness of stealing money.

The inner vault was empty, and he didn't even dare to hold a decent royal banquet.

It's been a rough day these days.

Hearing the good news suddenly, Zhao Ji ordered to set up a New Year's Eve banquet in the Linde Hall of Yanfu Palace, and summoned the civil and military ministers of the fifth rank and above of the Manchu Dynasty to enter the palace for a banquet.

The so-called monarch and ministers have fun together and talk about keeping the year old together.

It can be regarded as a kind of benefit for civil and military courtiers.

Gorgeous fireworks were set off in the palace, a big show was sung, and all kinds of delicacies were streamed into the hall.

Ever since King Yun and Zhao Kai rebelled, the atmosphere in the court has been extremely dull.

The emperor also gradually changed his mind. Zhao Ji, who seldom went to court, basically maintained the rhythm of a small dynasty in three days and a big dynasty in five days, no longer showing his face for half a month like in the past.

In this way, the role of the supervising prince Zhao Huan will be infinitely reduced.

And Zhao Huan also spent most of the time behind closed doors in the East Palace.

Although Li Gang, Wu Min and the others felt that the emperor had become a little strange, it was a good thing to be diligent after all, but from the bottom of their hearts, they all knew that this man would never become a generation of wise emperors.

Temporary diligence is nothing more than the monopoly of power.

And, the high degree of guard against the prince Zhao Huan.

Zhao Ji sat on the dragon chair in the hall, smiling happily.

Two small yellow doors turn out from the inner hall, displaying a quatrain written by Zhao Ji himself, which is the first day of Wang Anshi:
In the sound of firecrackers, one year old,

The spring breeze sent warmth into Tu Su.

Thousands of doors and thousands of households are chaotic days,
Always exchange new peaches for old ones.

Zhao Ji recited it loudly, and all the officials praised it together, wishing each other a good day, and wishing the country and society of the Song Dynasty to be safe and stable for thousands of years.

The corner of Zhao Ji's eyes swept to the empty side, and said lightly: "Where is the prince?"

Huang Kun hurriedly bowed and said: "Back to the official's house, His Royal Highness has been studying behind closed doors recently, saying that he is staying in the East Palace to watch the year, so he won't come to the banquet!"

The corner of Zhao Ji's mouth twitched: "Summon, order the prince to come to Linde Palace immediately, and accompany me to have a banquet with all my lovers to watch the year!"

Xiao Huangmen hastily went to summon him.

Zhao Huan arrived shortly thereafter.

"My son pays homage to my father!" Zhao Huan went down to pay his respects.

When he raised his head, he suddenly saw Zhao Ji's kind and gentle face with a smile in his eyes, Zhao Huan's heart skipped a beat, but he felt so strange.

"Prince, today's New Year's Eve, I will hold a banquet at the Linde Palace to celebrate the new year with all my loved ones. You are the prince of Jianguo, the future prince of the Great Song Dynasty, how can you not come? Sit down quickly."

"Thank you, father." Zhao Huan slowly sat down on his crown prince position.

Li Gang, Wu Min, and Zhong Shizhong led a group of civil and military officials to pay homage.

Zhao Huan was calm in his heart, but he got up and returned half a salute.

At this moment, suddenly there was a fierce drum sound that broke the night sky!
The sound of the drums is sudden and strong!
Zhao Huan was startled, and the piece of pastry he had just picked up fell to the ground in an instant, and the faces of all the civil and military officials in the court suddenly changed, and they all turned their heads to look outside the hall.

(End of this chapter)