Ming Dynasty Strategy Notes [Transmigration Book]

Haoyue mourned at the door that his life was not long, even if he broke in now, he couldn't change the facts, so he turned and left, telling no one to come near.

In the early morning of the second day, Lan Yan and Zhou Ting woke up, saw the mess in the room, and looked at each other, especially when they saw the bright red blood on the bed, Zhou Ting felt that there was something wrong with his eyes.

There is no need to talk about how the two of them wanted to die in shame and indignation, but in the end it was impossible to really die.So, after Lan Yan ran away and returned home, until the army was reorganized, and before Yingtian set off, she changed her previous stubborn nature.

Lan Yu also said that Lan Yan had grown up suddenly, but she didn't know the inside story. If he knew what happened, the first person who would kill Lan Yan would probably be her biological father.

On the day when the army left Yingtian, Lan Yan and Zhou Ting returned to Sichuan with the army, so they had to meet each other. After experiencing such a thing, the two had different moods. When Lan Yan saw Zhou Ting, it was like a mouse meeting a cat. , just took a glance and fled.

During the period when Lan Yu led the army from Yingtian to Sichuan, Zhu Chun and Xia Ziling were not idle, and they secretly sent people to investigate a lot of useful news.

Zhang Jing's hometown is Shunqing's. There are thousands of hectares of land in his hometown, and he built the old house magnificently, and raised several beautiful concubines in Chengdu.From this point of view, Zhang Jing's life is extremely corrupt, but that's not all. The salt tax that has been piled up over the years is not the only thing, so... where did the other money go?

In his free time, Xia Ziling made friends with various officials in Sichuan in the name of a fellow villager, and finally collected two pieces of information——

First, the son of Wang Zhengxiao, the governor of Sichuan, married the son of Zhang Jing; and Zhang Jing's nephew was the son-in-law of brother Zhao Xin.

Second, officials at all levels in Chengdu, regardless of their positions, were relatively generous. Based on the meager income of officials in the Ming Dynasty, this is obviously unreasonable.

Perhaps Zhang Jing's brilliance lies in the fact that the silver taels he obtained from embezzlement are not taken by himself, but shared by the three chiefs, or even worse, by the entire Sichuan officials. You know, the officialdom in Sichuan is like an airtight iron bucket, everyone speaks good things about Zhang Jing.

But no matter what the other things are, Zhu Chun has ordered someone to secretly investigate the matter of the salt tax in Syria, which is exactly as Bard said.Therefore, Zhang Jing can be punished for such a crime alone, and other things can be investigated together when the time is ripe.

The time to act is fast approaching.On this day, Zhang Jing received the news that Lan Yu led the army to help the Sichuan Army destroy the Fanren, and that the [-] troops had entered the border of Sichuan, so he rushed to the Shu Palace with a report.

"My lord, you and I have signed a joint memorial to report to the Holy One that the Fanren rebellion has been wiped out. Why did the army still enter Shu?"

Zhu Chun didn't take it lightly and said, "Before I hurriedly submitted a memorial to my father for help at eight hundred miles away, my father must have dispatched troops to go out. When you and I jointly signed the memorial, the army was already on the way. Maybe I missed it." Bar."

"That's not right, my lord, even if the army leaves the capital first, after the new report arrives, the emperor should hurry up and send the news to the army to order Duke Liang to withdraw his troops."

"Perhaps the emperor forgot the imperial decree to withdraw the troops, or maybe Liang Guogong wanted to send his daughter back to Chengdu in person. In short, the crisis is over, Liang Guogong's army is here, you just need to treat him well for two days, and then let him return to Beijing." .”

"..." Zhang Jing was speechless for a while, and then left after being stunned for a moment.

After Zhang Jing left, Xia Ziling looked at Zhu Chun helplessly, and said, "My lord, do you think Zhang Jing is a three-year-old child, and you say such things to deceive him?"

Emperor Hongwu, an emperor who looks like a model in every detail, forgot everything and could not forget the imperial decree to withdraw his troops; it was even more outrageous for Duke Liang to send his daughter to Shu. , Could it be that Princess Shu's airs are bigger than the emperor's?

"Then what do you want me to say?"

Zhu Chun and Xia Ziling felt that there was a big problem in the official circles in central Sichuan. While suppressing the rebellion of the Fanren, they also reported some clues to the emperor. They were worried that after careful investigation, Zhang Jing jumped over the wall in a hurry, and wanted to use the imperial army to frighten the Sichuan army.Therefore, the intention of the imperial court to send out the army this time is to kill two birds with one stone. No matter whether the chaos among the Fanren is settled or not, they will enter Shu.

"Uh...it's really hard to explain." The army came strangely, and Xia Ziling couldn't think of any good excuses to hide it from Zhang Jing.

"Zhang Jing has a deep scheming mind, and he should have smelled some clues. You should be more careful recently."

"Well," Xia Ziling nodded, and said, "Now the Sichuan army has more than [-] people, and the prince only has [-] palace guards in his hands. I didn't think Tan Zhenggui was the same as Wang Zhen on the battlefield before, but now he came back with a broken arm." , it is said that Zhang Jing and Zhao Xin are resting at home, and they don't care about it, I want to wait for an opportunity to win him over, maybe it can increase our fighting power."

"These are all up to you. But..." Zhu Chun paused, and said, "You can move to the mansion for two days. I'm worried that Zhang Jing won't dare to do anything to me for the time being, but he doesn't have any scruples about you. of."

Xia Ziling did not reject Zhu Chun's proposal, but nodded in agreement, "Okay."

After returning from Heiyaguan, when there was no one in private, Xia Ziling was still at a loss for what to do with Zhu Chun's warm eyes from time to time.But although it was a bit embarrassing to live in the palace, he also knew that now was not the time to play his temper. Although Zhu Chunming hadn't turned his back on Zhang Jing, the fact that the army entered Shu was full of deterrence.Based on Emperor Hongwu's abhorrence of corrupt officials, if something happened, Zhang Jing would inevitably be stripped of his skin by the barbarians.Therefore, since they all died, it is not ruled out the possibility that he was really reversed like this.

Zhang Jing's movement was really fast, but this movement hit Xia Ziling's arms, which just confirmed some of his guesses.

They only met in Shu Wang's mansion during the day, and at night Zhang Jing came to Xia Ziling's mansion with food and wine.At that time, Xia Ziling was preparing some side dishes for dinner, and the stewed beef and other things brought by Zhang Jing happened to be a side dish.

Xia Ziling asked the servants to add more bowls and chopsticks, and said politely: "Master Zhang, if you come to eat, you will be doing my Xia a face, why bother to bring things?"

Zhang Jingdui put on a smile all over his face, "It doesn't cost money, it doesn't cost money, it's just street dishes, how can it compare to Master Xia's craftsmanship."

"Master Zhang, don't call me Master Xia anymore. Cao Min has no official position now. Aren't you trying to beat me up?"

Xia Ziling's words just gave Zhang Jingshunteng a chance to continue, so Zhang Jingsui sighed softly and said, "Oh, brother Bojia, although you have resigned from the official position, you have lived in the temple for four years. I know that it is difficult for me to be an official!"

Didn't this scene pretend to be ignorant before?Now, even after being an official for four years, he can speak clearly.Xia Ziling snorted coldly, pretending to be puzzled on his face, and said, "What's so difficult about it? I don't know."

"Brother, in front of you, I am not afraid to say such disrespectful remarks. The salary of officials at all levels in my dynasty has always been low. In the past two years, the emperor re-adjusted the salary. Shi, until the first grade of salary is 44 shi, which grade of officials do you think is enough to spend?"

"There is only one person in the next family, which is always enough."

"That's right, brother, you can eat enough for one person and the whole family won't be hungry. You don't understand the difficulties of those of us who have families. It's no problem for one person to use the salary set by the emperor, but for a family like me There are about a dozen people, old and young, and relatives who are far and near need to take care of one or two, plus the daily needs of the officialdom, after a year, it is really hard."

So, does this become the reason for you, Zhang Jing, to be corrupt and break the law?The salary of the Hongwu Dynasty was indeed set on the low side. The standard set by Zhu Yuanzhang was actually obtained after investigation and evidence collection. There is absolutely no problem with eating enough for one person.But to be an official in the court, you have to manage from top to bottom, and when you are an official, there are always many relatives who come to depend on you, these expenses are not counted by Lao Zhu.In the Hongwu Dynasty, corruption was very strict, but corrupt officials emerged in endlessly, and it cannot be said that it has nothing to do with the low treatment of officials.

But ordinary officials take advantage of their positions to take one or two less from wealthy businessmen. Xia Ziling is not a pedantic person, so it's okay to turn a blind eye to such a situation.But Zhang Jing went too far, cheating the world, increasing taxes, and making the people's livelihood difficult. Such an official cannot ignore it.

However, these are all thoughts in his heart, Xia Ziling still pretended to agree with Zhang Jingzhi's words, nodded, and said: "Master Zhang is very true, but... I have been in Shu for more than half a year, I But I feel that the life of officials in Sichuan is not difficult, and everyone praises Mr. Zhang for his good management of Sichuan!"

Zhang Jing chuckled, looked at the servants of the Xia family standing beside him, but remained silent.Xia Ziling knew that Zhang Jing was about to reveal some important information, so he waved his hand to let the servant go out, and closed the door behind him, letting him sit alone with Zhang Jing.

After the servant left, Zhang Jing really said: "Brother Bo Jia, you have not been with me for a long time, and you don't know me, Zhang Jing, as a person. My way of being an official is to be worthy of the court and not treat my subordinates badly."

"Sichuan is one of my imperial courts. Zhang has served as the chief envoy for seven years, and the taxes and tributes paid to the imperial court are not less than a cent every year. Under my rule, I have also paid for the expenses of the officials, big and small. Considering that the royal salary is not enough, there is always a place to subsidize it."

Xia Ziling looked at Zhang Jing with a half-smile and felt that this man was really thick-skinned.Judging from his words, he still has a high opinion of himself, but Xia Ziling doesn't think so.As an official in the court, the right way is to care about the people.If there is a famine year, if you don't know how to petition for the people, and you have to collect all kinds of taxes before giving up, I'm afraid you may not be a good official.Furthermore, although Zhang Jing considered the expenses of officials big and small in Sichuan, he shifted these burdens to the common people. It can only be said that he put the officials and the people on two opposite sides, "Water can carry a boat, and it can also overturn it." "The truth is that I don't understand it at all.

But Zhang Jing didn't know what Xia Ziling was thinking, and continued: "Brother Bo Jia, the prince just arrived in Shu and doesn't know much about the situation. After being instigated by someone with a heart, he may have misunderstood me. You are a celebrity in front of him." , and you are well versed in the ways of officialdom, I hope you will speak well for Brother Wei in front of the prince. If you follow Brother Wei, I will definitely not treat you badly."

Xia Ziling believes that Zhang Jingzhen will not treat him badly, but it is a pity that the two of them have different ways and do not seek each other.But now it is necessary to come up with a plan to delay the attack.

So Xia Ziling pretended to be a little moved and said: "Master Zhang, it is not impossible to intercede for you. To be honest, I have had a lot of contacts with many officials in Chengdu recently, and they all praise you very much. I want to come to Sichuan. It’s actually easier to be an official than a Beijing official.”

Zhang Jing understood Xia Ziling's hint, and immediately expressed his opinion: "My dear brother, what's the difficulty? If you want to re-enter the temple, you can directly become a county magistrate if you pass the examination. Don't underestimate a young man." Xiaozhi County, you know that I, Zhang Jing, never treat my brothers badly, and I, the county magistrate in central Sichuan, are definitely more comfortable than your fourth-rank Beijing official."

Usually, if you win the Juren, you can only make up for a sesame official such as the master book, the teaching order, etc., but Zhang Jing allowed himself a county magistrate when he came. It is more comfortable than a fourth-rank Beijing official, and the hidden things in it are self-evident.

"Thank you, big brother, for your support. In this way, little brother will do his best."

After finishing their business, they ate food slowly for a while, but the jar of wine that Zhang Jing brought remained untouched.After Zhang Jing left, Xia Ziling opened the wine jar and took a look. Where was the wine sealed in the jar, it was clearly a jar of golden yellow.

Xia Ziling casually picked up a gold bar, weighed it, and thought to himself: Zhang Jing, Zhang Jing, are you trying to bribe me with the blood and sweat of the people in Sichuan?

After falling asleep that night, Xia Ziling slept very restlessly. In the dream, it was Zhang Jing for a while, the weird boy for a while, and Bud for a while, all chasing and killing him with a sword.

I didn't do anything wrong, so why did I end up being hunted down by people from all walks of life?Xia Ziling was running and avoiding in his dream, when suddenly Zhang Jingyi's sword came out from nowhere and stuck to his neck.

When did this scene become a martial arts master?Xia Ziling savored it carefully, but suddenly found that the cold touch did not seem to come from a dream, but really existed.

"Zhang Jing!" Xia Ziling was startled, shouted loudly, and opened his eyes.