Domineering Daming

Liu Rushi's eyes flickered slightly, and he thought to himself, "The Emperor's fleet seems to be in Liaocheng. Could it be that he is the Emperor's confidant who came to visit the people? If so, we must find a chance to meet again..."

Liu Rushi was thoughtful, with a triumphant smile on his face as if he had guessed a lantern riddle.

Gong Dingzi and Gu Hengbo walked side by side, both of them were worried.

Although Gu Hengbo and Gong Dingzi are in love with each other, but Gu Hengbo has a marriage contract with others, so even if they are in love, they must restrain themselves.

Gong Dingzi is very indifferent to the relationship between men and women. He is bisexual, and men and women are not taboo. He likes Gu Hengbo very much, but he cares more about his official career. This is why he likes Gu Hengbo and never points it out. It is not allowed to marry a low-ranking person, otherwise the imperial examination is prohibited.

He won't leave such an excuse for himself and cut off his official career!

His mind was full of Zhu Xu's words just now. Although Chen Zilong denied Zhu Xu's knowledge and vision and attributed it to "family origin", the more so, the more it could prove that what he said was very likely to be true!

If this is the emperor's mind, he will have to plan carefully, the emperor is in Shandong, he can't miss this opportunity!

"Master Yang, don't worry, it will be ready for up to three days, and it will be delivered to your residence."

A sudden voice made Gong Dingzi stop and looked up.

I saw a middle-aged man with the appearance of a businessman, facing a half-century-old man with the appearance of an official, cupping his hands with a smile on his face and saying: "The old lady's birthday is coming soon, and we all understand that I will make the old lady happy. Master Yang is relieved."

The half-hundred old man called Mr. Yang smiled and walked forward slowly, stroking his graying beard.

Gong Dingzi's eyes suddenly brightened, watching the two pass by with them, turned his head and continued to look at the back of Master Yang, and whispered to himself: "Jinan prefect Yang Fengzhong..."

Gu Hengbo watched Gong Dingzi's movements from the side, and asked doubtfully, "Young Master Gong?"

Gong Dingzi came back to his senses, glanced at Gu Hengbo, smiled affectionately and said, "Meier, I'll take you here. I have something to do today. I'll go find you in a few days."

Gu Hengbo smiled lightly, and said in a considerate manner: "Mr. Gong, just go if you have something to do, and Meier will go back by herself."

Gong Dingzi said a few more affectionate words, then took his leave and left.

As soon as he arrived at the inn, he spread out the paper, focused and serious, and prepared to write a gorgeous, well-founded impeachment memorial!

Except for Gong Dingzi, Mao Bijiang and the others were not fools. After thinking about it seriously, they all wrote letters to Jiangnan's family, explaining what they heard today, and asking for early countermeasures.

Zhu Xu didn't know that his words had such a butterfly effect. He sat in the carriage, slowly left the city, and walked straight to a farmland.

The carriage swayed on the rough dirt road, Zhu Xu lifted the curtains and looked outside.

It should be the time when the crops are ripening, full of grains, and crumbling, but as far as the eye can see, the rice is sparse, yellowed, withered, and sick. At a glance, it is all drought, and there is no sign of a bumper harvest.

Sitting in front of the carriage, Cao Huachun said, "Your Majesty, this is the largest piece of farmland outside of Jinan. The slaves have inquired about it. It has been like this for the past few years. It has decreased by 40% compared with Tianqi in [-] years, and decreased by [-]% compared with Wanli in [-] years... "

Zhu Xu was not surprised, and said: "The disaster actually started very early, but the adults in the court didn't pay attention to it. They don't know that the disaster this time is not one year or two, three years or five years. In [-], it would be good to have one mu of land out of ten mu of land here, and this is a coastal area, and the situation in Shaanxi and other places is even more conceivable..."

Cao Huachun nodded silently, not only him, the adults in the court also gradually recognized the emperor's point of view, that is, this disaster is unprecedented, it has lasted for many years, and we must prepare as soon as possible.This is also one of the important reasons why Bi Ziyan and others were able to accept the emperor's series of "harsh" New Deal measures and means.

As the carriage continued to move forward, it became more intuitive to see. There were cracks and cracks in the land, and a cloud of dust was raised by breathing. It was a fluke that the rice that needed moisture could survive, and the harvest was predictable.

"Come up, hurry up, register the fields!"

Not far from Zhu Xu's carriage, two guards held thick documents in their hands, shouting loudly and impatiently to the people in the field.

There were a few people in the field, like a family, male and female. The leading middle-aged man in his 40s stood up, frowned and said, "The land is not ours, why are you registering with us..."

"nonsense!"

The older guard, who was in his early thirties, immediately reprimanded him with a cold face: "This land is registered in Jinan Prefecture under your name, don't bother, come here and sign."

The middle-aged man looked a little helpless, walked over and said: "You should go to the owner, we are just tenants, and the signing is for nothing, the rent that should be paid will not be less..."

The guard snorted coldly, and said: "We've found you, and we'll naturally find your employer again. Also, if someone asks you again, we'll say that the land belongs to you, understand? Don't worry about the rest."

The middle-aged man was taken aback, and said: "Master, this land is really rented by us, there is a contract..."

"Okay, just listen to me honestly." The guard didn't care, took his hand and pressed his fingerprint on the document, and urged again: "Remember what I said, if you talk nonsense, don't talk about it. , from now on, Jinan and the whole of Shandong will not have a place for you to stand, you know?"

The middle-aged man was puzzled. He knew that the official could not be provoked, so he nodded and said, "Got it."

The two guards put away the documents, looked around, and the older one said: "Let's go here today, and register before May."

The younger one said: "Master, is it useful to register these? Anyway, those grown-ups would not come to this kind of place, so it's enough to just fool around."

The older one snorted coldly, and said: "What do you know! Beizhili has been turned upside down, we naturally have to make preparations early, the prefect said, break it up into parts, and make sure everything is safe, even if the new policy of the imperial court comes to us in the future The side is still the same, but we can't do anything."

The younger one nodded in bewilderment and did not understand, and said, "Understood, Master."

As the two talked, they happened to arrive in front of Zhu Xu's carriage, and Zhu Xu looked at them playfully, flapping a folding fan in his hand.

The expressions of the two guards changed slightly, and their words were heard.

The older man quickly came to his senses, held the knife and said to Zhu Xu in a deep voice: "This is a government secret, no one is allowed to steal it! Tell me, who are you, where are you from, and what are you doing here?"

Zhu Xu laughed, and said: "I pass by occasionally, lost my way, and just want to ask someone for directions, how can I get to Jinan Prefecture?"

The two officials were stunned, and turned their heads to look. There was only one way, and the place to come could only be Jinan Mansion!

Chapter 639

The elderly official's face immediately became gloomy, pointed his long knife at Zhu Xu, and said coldly: "You dare to use us for entertainment, you are not a coward! Come, come with us, I will let you know how to get to Jinan Mansion!"

The young man also pulled out his knife, and the man on the opposite side was obviously looking for faults!

Cao Bianjiao has already come up, and there are more than a dozen imperial guards behind him.

Zhu Xu raised his hand to stop him, looked at the elderly guard, smiled and said, "I want to borrow the account books in your hands."

The officer's expression changed slightly, he looked at Zhu Xu seriously, and said vigilantly: "I don't care who you are, this account book belongs to Jinan Prefecture, no one is allowed to look through it at will, if you want it, go to the magistrate!"

Zhu Xu squinted his eyes, and said in a bad tone: "You should know that since I opened my mouth, I must read it. You guessed my identity is unusual, and you still dare to disobey?"

The two guards panicked, the young man on the opposite side was obviously a person who "secretly investigated", and the older adult even guessed that the person in front of him might be someone from the governor's yamen!

The older guard held the account book with a sullen face, and said in a deep voice, "I don't care who you are, if you want to see the account book, you have to step over my dead body!"

Zhu Xu frowned, shook his head and said: "Since you can guess that my identity is unusual, then you should know, not to mention you, even the lives of your prefects are worth nothing in my eyes, you are sure to resist ?”

The guards stepped forward calmly and surrounded the two of them.

The farmers not far away raised their heads and quietly looked at the opposing sides with curious expressions.

In Jinan Mansion, apart from bandits, no one dared to oppose the court servants.

The older guard hugged the account book tightly, his face changed, if it was a small note, he would swallow it, but what should he do with this thick book?

He stared at Zhu Xu, gritted his teeth and said: "You can see it if you want, please go to Jinan Mansion with me, I will not admit that you have snatched it from me now, and the magistrate will not admit it either!"