Factory owner is king

Chapter 78
The fourth day of February in the 25th year of Hongwu
There was silence in the chief envoy's yamen.All the yamen servants have been temporarily kicked out, and now there are only people in the lobby, and there are quite a few. Xiao Rangxian, commander of the Sichuan capital, four prefects of sixteen counties managed by Xuzhou Prefecture, six prefects of CD Prefecture, plus relevant officials at all levels, gathered together and sat down according to priority.

He Bin was naturally the one sitting first.

Although He Bin is timid and fearful, he has no great talent, and he is obedient to Zhu Chun, the king of Shu, but now that the big event is imminent, he looks a little calm. Maybe it is Zhu Chun's previous instruction that has worked: "You are here , this king is your backbone, but when you return to your chief envoy's office, you are the backbone of others, think about it carefully. Think about what you should do."

He Bin put down the teacup in his hand, cleared his throat, and said, "Everyone. Today's big disaster is coming."

"I believe you have also heard about it. There was a big fire on Matou Mountain yesterday, and many people were burned to death. You have heard about it? Zhang Zhong, tell me."

Zhang Zhong is the procuratorial envoy for the punishment, and his subordinates are in charge of arresting the police. He sent people to Matou Mountain to check the situation yesterday.

"Yes." Zhang Zhong agreed, stood up and said, "On or around February [-]rd, there was a fire on Mount Matou, not counting the idlers, and all the seven thousand elite under the King of Shu died here. It has been confirmed!"

"What?!" With a simple sentence, everyone present exploded.Everyone is not clear about the significance of the seven thousand elites of the King of Shu to Sichuan.They only knew that Matou Mountain was on fire before, and they didn't care much (Zhu Chun sent troops up the mountain to keep it secret, so he didn't publicize it everywhere, only He Bin and himself knew about it), and they were still guessing on the way here earlier. The reason why He Bin summoned everyone was that such a big thing happened unexpectedly.

"All 7000 people died?" Li Fang's face was full of disbelief. "How is it possible? What are they going there for?"

Zhang Zhong glanced at him, ignored him, and then said, "Yesterday when I sent my servants to check the scene, I found a big copper pillar with the words 'Heavenly Fire Falls, Nine Dragons Come Out, Killing the World's No Surname Zhu' , suspected to be the work of the White Lotus Sect."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Zhong sat down on his own and didn't say anything else.

If Zhang Zhong's first news was that there was cold water in the hot oil pan, then the second news was that the oil pan was overturned.

Everyone present was stunned and silent.Looking carefully, it seems that a few people's crotches are a little wet.

However, not many people noticed it, and those who noticed did not laugh out loud, but expressed their understanding in their hearts.

Sichuan is already a bit of a mess, and some chieftains and people often cause chaos, all thanks to the army of the King of Shu. Now that the most elite army of [-] is gone, is it serious?Serious, but not unsolvable.After all, Xiao Rangxian, the commander of the capital, still has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses. Although Zhu Yuanzhang's reclamation policy caused the soldiers' combat effectiveness to be low, it is not impossible to suppress them with this number.But now that the White Lotus Sect is involved, the situation is different.

The 10,000+ disaster victims in the prefecture of Syria are unstable. Inciting the disaster victims to rebel is the specialty of the White Lotus Sect. How will these tens of thousands of soldiers be mobilized?If they gather in the Syrian state capital, the Fan people will be unstable.Defending the Fanmin, what will the disaster victims in the Syrian state capital do to deal with it.

His eyes slowly focused on He Bin, and the meaning was very clear: "You are the boss, of course you can say whatever you want."

He Bin was drumming in his heart, but his face was not in a hurry. He picked up the tea cup again, first used the cup lid to lick the tea leaves, took a sip, then put it down, and said, "I have already discussed with His Royal Highness the King of Shu before. , the matter is not without a solution.”

"Lai Cangtian bless, the Holy One is Hongfu, the prince has already sent someone to ask the prince of Xiang to send troops to help, although the schedule is a bit slow, but if there is nothing else, it will probably enter the vicinity of the Xuzhou government in three or four days, and the problem will be solved by then. solved."

Mr. He Bin said that the time for the reinforcements to arrive was naturally intentional. If he directly said more than five days, then it is estimated that the officials present would pack up and run away.

"Master He!" Wang Zhixiao, the envoy to the right Chengdu, interrupted He Bin and said anxiously, "We didn't all gather together yesterday. I don't blame you, but you should know that Xuzhou Prefecture is in urgent need of food for disaster relief. At best, we can Hold on for two days. Now that the White Lotus Sect is here, it will be dangerous to run out of food for just one day, not to mention that marching is inherently uncertain. If King Xiang’s army arrives in time, it’s easy to say, but what if the time is wrong?”

"Then I can't help it." He Bin glanced at him dissatisfied, and then said in a deep voice, "Everyone, the current situation is like this. I have told you everything I know. Now is not the time to discuss cause and effect. To put it bluntly , all we can do is to do our best and obey the destiny.”

He Bin's voice suddenly became stern, "Next, the official said, if you do it, if anyone has any second thoughts, just take off your hat and get out."

"Xiao Rangxian!"

"Your Majesty is here, please give me your orders." Xiao Rang stood up and clasped his hands together.

"All the soldiers on hand will go to the palace of the king of Shu in a while. With the official warrant, the king of Shu will give you property. You lead the four prefects of the prefecture of Syria to the market to buy food. Remember, buy as much as you can, and then Hand it over to the four magistrates and send it to the affected 16 counties without delay."

"But..." Xiao Rangxian hesitated a little, "If those profiteers raise their prices, or..."

He Bin looked at him fixedly and didn't speak.But that look sent chills down his back.

"I understand!" Xiao Rangxian nodded heavily and then sat down.

"Hmph!" He Bin snorted coldly and continued, "I will leave the matter of buying grain and contacting various merchants to the prefects of CD Prefecture, no problem."

"The next official takes orders!" Six middle-aged men in official uniforms replied in unison.

"En" He Bin nodded, "Zhang Rang!"

"The subordinate is here!"

"All the arresting officials under your command will go with the four magistrates of Xu Prefecture, and you will go too. Remember, anyone who is suspected of being a member of the White Lotus Sect, no matter who they are, will be arrested first, and if they cannot be caught, they will be killed immediately."

"Yes!" Zhang Rang was unambiguous, and immediately agreed.

"Li Fang, Wang Zhixiao" He Bin looked at the two people nearby. In the Sichuan Chief Envoy, their status was second only to He Bin.

"exist"

"The next official is here"

"In a while, you will jointly report to the court with my official name, and report all the affairs of this place to the emperor. Is there any problem?"

"Yes" Li Fang nodded in agreement.

"My lord..." Wang Zhixiao thought for a while and said, "Just the three of us are not enough, is there one person missing?"

After listening to Wang Zhixiao's words, Li Fang also reacted, "My lord, I don't know Mr. Zhang Zhong, the governor of Jinyiwei..."

He Bin glanced at them indifferently, and then said lightly, "He is from the White Lotus Sect."

"What?" Wang Zhixiao repeated subconsciously, and then his face began to turn pale.

Li Fang is even more so.

The envoy of Jinyiwei Township in Sichuan turned out to be from the White Lotus Sect?this. .this. .

"Otherwise?" He Bin asked back, "How do you think His Royal Highness Shu's seven thousand troops were ambushed? And who led them to Mount Matou?"

"Alas~" He Bin sighed in disappointment, got up and said, "Everyone, I won't say too much. At this time of crisis, we have no choice but to do our best. I will only emphasize one point at the end."

He Bin's eyes became sharper, "I know that the officials of Ming Dynasty are having a hard time, but this time, who dares to stretch out their claws randomly, be careful that I chop your head off!"

"The lower officials don't dare." Everyone stood up and replied in unison.

"Time is running out, let's leave." He Bin waved his hand and walked to the back hall first, and everyone left one after another. Li Fang and Wang Zhixiao looked at each other, shook their heads, and followed.

(End of this chapter)