Chapter 956 You are just a bunch of trash
More than a thousand riders were on the official road more than a hundred miles away from Nanjing.
The spring breeze blew, and the branches and leaves on the roadside swayed gently. Unlike in the north, the buds on the trees in the south were already obvious, and the birds were curiously looking at the cavalrymen on the branches, chirping non-stop.
“Birds in the north are also hardworking.”
Sun Chonglou looked bored and looked back from time to time.
On this trip, Jiang Qingzhi not only brought the Huben Zuowei, but also brought the Guangxi Wolf Soldiers who were bored in the capital.
However, Jiang Qingzhi led the cavalry and set off first, while the infantry and wolf soldiers were left behind.
"Boy, what are you looking at?" Xu Wei said with a smile.
"Wait for Hua Yan." Sun Chonglou said.
"Don't wait, that woman is too wild, you can't subdue her." Xu Wei said proudly: "If you want to find a woman, you have to find one who can manage the household."
"Old Xu, that woman is very good with a knife." Sun Chonglou was a curious person. He once secretly went to the vegetable market to see Yang Zhaodi and was greatly impressed by Yang Zhaodi's knife skills.
"No matter how good your swordsmanship is, you still have to obey me." Xu Wei became more and more complacent.
"But I heard that you were the one who took the initiative to approach every time?" Sun Chonglou said.
"Can a woman still take the initiative?" Xu Wei laughed.
In this era, women who take the initiative will be looked down upon.
"Yeah! That's right." Sun Chonglou nodded, "But, the young master once said that a man who is too attentive to a woman is called... Xiaobo, Xiaobo!"
"Shi Tou!" The Western Chief Advisor came over and said, "Please call me Advisor."
"Xiaobo, what does the young master call a man who is too attentive to women?" Sun Chonglou asked.
"Lick the dog!"
……
This time, Jiang Qingzhi went south at a speed as fast as the wind, making it difficult for those along the way to tip off.
"Master, do you want to catch them off guard?" Yan Xu asked as he followed Jiang Qingzhi.
The spring breeze rushed past his ears, bringing a familiar scent that reminded Jiang Qingzhi of Suzhou Prefecture.
"It's just a training exercise."
Jiang Qingzhi thought of the small bridges and flowing water in Suzhou Prefecture, and the soft Wu dialect.
To be honest, when it comes to living in peace and security, the south is better than the north. Climate is one thing, and the environment is another.
Yan Xu was startled. At this time, Chen Bao came over and whispered, "In the eyes of the uncle, those people are not worthy."
Yan Xu nodded, "Yes, rather than catching them off guard, it is better to take the initiative. The power will arrive before the people arrive."
Chen Bao rubbed his face and said, "Damn, the wind in the south is gentler than that in the capital. I heard that the women in Qinhuai River are even gentler. I wonder if I can go and see them this time."
"My Lord, you are a man of great talent and literary talent. If you were willing to go to Qinhuai River, wouldn't all those famous prostitutes flock to you?" When Chen Ji arrived, Chen Bao asked, "Where have you been these days, you have been so elusive?"
"Don't ask about things that you shouldn't ask. You are all old people, don't you understand this rule?" Chen Ji said.
"Damn it, am I a spy?" Chen Bao cursed.
Before going south, Chen Bao's grandfather once said that the southern literati would not bow their heads, which means that if they were not careful, there would really be bloodshed.
It would be best if the internal affairs of the Ming Dynasty could be kept bloodless... This is what my grandfather said. At that time, his face was solemn. He said: "If this trip leads to fighting in the south, the whole world will be in an uproar. What I am most worried about is that from now on, the south will regard the north as an enemy. Then the Ming Dynasty... will be in danger!"
Once people's hearts are scattered, it will be difficult to gather them together again.
Chen Bao glanced at Jiang Qingzhi in front of him and wanted to make some suggestions, but he felt that Jiang Qingzhi must understand this.
Chen Ji rode his horse to Jiang Qingzhi's side and said, "My Lord, Ye Bushou has heard the news. In Songjiang Prefecture, the local tyrants are gathering frequently and are very aggressive. They say that if the court forces them, then the government will force the people to rebel."
"The officials forced the people to rebel?" Jiang Qingzhi smiled, and the murderous look in his eyes made Chen Ji shudder. "In addition, the Xu family has frequent visitors, and local gentry and officials frequently visit them."
"What is Xu Fan's reputation in the local area?"
"It is said that he is extremely smart and kind. He gives out porridge and medicine every winter."
"On the one hand, they greedily annex land and take in people, and on the other hand, they provide porridge and medicine in exchange for a good reputation. This is their usual tactic."
The same is true for the powerful people in the capital.
"Mongjiang prefect Chen Lian personally inquired about the case every day, but... he found nothing."
"Is there any affair between the doorman and the cook?"
Menzi and the cook are the most conspicuous people in this case. It was they who left without saying goodbye, which led to the attack on Xie Yong and others.
"It is said that torture took place, but no evidence was found."
"What do you think of Chen Lian?" Jiang Qingzhi went to the Ministry of Personnel before leaving and asked Lao Xiong about Chen Lian's situation. Xiong Jia opened his little notebook, pondered for a while, and said, "He's pretty standard."
Just average, that is, mediocre.
As for temperament, Xiong Jia told him the truth: "Officials in the south are examined by the Nanjing Ministry of Personnel and then sent to the capital. The Nanjing Ministry of Personnel's examinations are mostly good, but you also know that it is customary for officials to protect each other, especially in the south. Therefore..."
Xiong Jia used a brush to write a line on the investigation report about Chen Lian, "It's useless! If you believe this, you will only be misled."
Xiong Jia was hinting to Jiang Qingzhi that the officialdom in the south was a mess and none of the officials in the capital, including the emperor and the prime minister, understood it.
So, this time you go there is an encounter.
"How is things in Nanjing?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
"In Nanjing, Duke of Wei Xu Chengzong is a cautious person and has not taken any action. Among the six ministries in Nanjing, the Ministry of Justice was pushed forward to take charge of this matter, but after the Ministry of Justice sent people to investigate, they found nothing." "In other words, the entire South is helpless in this case?"
"Yes." said Chen Ji.
"What is public opinion?" Jiang Qingzhi asked with narrowed eyes.
"People used this as a topic of conversation after dinner, and all kinds of speculations were quite outrageous. The most common one was that the officials of the Ministry of Revenue were rampant in Songjiang Prefecture, and the local people could no longer tolerate it, so some righteous people took action and burned the officials to death. Most of the people in the market felt very relieved."
"Yimin, it's a relief..."
What was supposed to happen decades later happened earlier. Nothing has changed, including public opinion.
Xu Wei said: "The south is their world. When I was in my hometown, most of the local scholars mentioned the capital with disdain. Just as Uncle said, the gap between the north and the south has been accumulating since the North-South List. From the officialdom to the people, everyone is quite dissatisfied with the north, the prime minister, and even His Majesty."
This was a huge pit, and no one filled it until the fall of the Ming Dynasty.
"Master, this is a difficult matter." Xu Wei said meaningfully. "It's hard to reverse the situation!"
They sped along the way, and when they saw the city of Nanjing, Jiang Qingzhi also saw the people coming out to greet him.
Chen Ji followed and whispered to Jiang Qingzhi about those people.
"That's Duke Wei, that's Lin Zhian from the Ministry of War, and that's Wang Hui from the Ministry of Rites..."
Just as he was introducing them, a man came forward alone, and it turned out to be a eunuch.
"That's the garrison eunuch Wang Yan." After Chen Ji finished his introduction, he stepped back.
Jiang Qing was dismissed.
Wang Yan came over and bowed, saying, "I met Lord Chang Wei once when I returned to the capital, but Lord Chang Wei was with His Majesty at that time, so it was not convenient for me to go over and say hello. When I met him today, Lord Chang Wei looked even more majestic..."
"Eunuch Wang." Jiang Qingzhi nodded. Now that he was in a high position, he didn't need to get too close to such eunuchs.
According to Xia Yan: When this kind of people are close to you, you will feel like you are in the spring breeze, and they will take care of you in every possible way. But if you say something wrong, they will turn hostile, and the means of revenge that follow will be hard to guard against.
Neither far nor near is good; the best way is to be neither far nor near.
Wang Yan saw Jiang Qingzhi's indifferent expression, and felt a little annoyed, but after this tragedy, he, as a garrison eunuch, also had responsibility. He had submitted a petition to plead guilty early, but there was no response from the palace, which made Wang Yan quite uneasy.
While talking to Jiang Qingzhi, Wang Yan looked behind him, looking for someone, a eunuch.
If there were eunuchs following Jiang Qingzhi south, they would definitely be used to replace him.
No!
Wang Yan breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he had escaped a disaster.
So he took a more polite attitude, "We have sent people to Songjiang to get a lot of information about this matter, and we will drink together later..."
Let's talk in private.
Jiang Qingzhi glanced at him and said, "No need."
What do you mean?
Wang Yan felt that he had given face to Jiang Qingzhi, but this guy actually slapped him back.
Others would think that Jiang Qingzhi rejected him because he was angry about this matter. As the person in charge of the new policy, Jiang Qingzhi was furious about the fate of the officials in the Ministry of Revenue in the south. And after the tragedy, there would be a wave of opposition to the new policy in the south.
Jiang Qingzhi had no appetite for drinking at this moment!
But in Wang Yan's eyes, Jiang Qingzhi was humiliating him.
"Long Wilbur!"
Wang Yan walked to the side, and Xu Chengzong came forward with the six ministers. He looked solemn, as if his parents had died.
"Duke of Wei." Jiang Qingzhi nodded, still with an indifferent expression.
Uh!
Wang Yan was stunned, and then he realized that Jiang Qingzhi was not targeting him.
This guy is targeting the entire Nanjing officialdom.
What courage!
Jiang Qingzhi exchanged a few words with these people and then went into the city.
When entering the city, Jiang Qingzhi took a look at the soldiers at the city gate and found that they were all tall and strong with handsome looks.
Jiang Qingzhi pointed at the soldiers with his whip and asked, "Who made them look like this?"
The term "ren zhaoxiang" comes from the early Song Dynasty.
The former Song Dynasty was weak, and they liked to make up for what they lacked. The emperor of the Song Dynasty selected soldiers with strong stature and handsome appearance from the imperial army to serve in the palace. These soldiers were dressed in bright armor and looked quite majestic.
But as time went on, the outside world realized that these soldiers were mostly just for show.
It's just a human-like appearance... It looks like a decent person, but it's actually vulnerable!
Wang Yan was amused and said, "This was done by the Ministry of War, right? I said, playing this in front of a military expert like Long Weber, isn't this just showing off one's skills in front of an expert? Ha ha ha ha!"
Lin Zhian looked unhappy, "It's me."
He admitted the incident himself, saying that he only counted 99 and didn't count the extra 1. Jiang Qingzhi should stop now.
But Jiang Qingzhi said coldly: "There is still no clue about the Songjiang Massacre. What are the six departments in Nanjing thinking about?"
Bah!
These words were like a slap in the face, starting with Duke of Wei Xu Chengzong, and no one was spared.
Before this, these people had discussed many times and they all felt that if Jiang Qingzhi wanted to break the situation, he would definitely rely on the bigwigs in Nanjing.
Therefore, they have nothing to fear.
but!
Jiang Qingzhi told them this with this slap.
You guys are just a bunch of trash!
(End of this chapter)
