Daming: Stealing Chen Yuanyuan at the beginning

Chapter 113 Imperial envoy with broken wrist, the situation in Jiaxing is complicated

Since the Eastern Jin Dynasty, my country's economic center of gravity began to move southward.After the Southern Song Dynasty, the level of economic development in the south surpassed that in the north.In the Ming Dynasty, Jiangnan became the most affluent place in the country.

Jiangnan in the Ming Dynasty refers to the eight prefectures in Nanzhili and Zhejiang, namely Yingtian Mansion, Suzhou Mansion, Songjiang Mansion, Changzhou Mansion, Zhenjiang Mansion, Hangzhou Mansion, Jiaxing Mansion, and Huzhou Mansion.

Jiaxing is one of the eight major prefectures, and its prosperity is self-evident.However, Jiaxing Mansion has been quite uneasy recently. First, land disputes occurred in Jiaxing, Xiushui, and Jiashan counties, followed by slave changes in all counties.

The so-called land dispute incident was a dispute over the division of territory among the three counties, because the taxation policies of each county were different, which led to open and secret struggles among the gentry who owned vast fields.

The field struggle incident started from the Wanli Dynasty, and it lasted for decades, but it still has not been properly resolved. During this period, there were many private fights between high-ranking and powerful households, and many people died.

Jiaxing and Xiushui counties share the same city, and both belong to Yiguo County of Jiaxing Prefecture.According to the practice of the Ming Dynasty, the county where a government office is located is called Yiguo County.

In the afternoon of this day, Jiaxing Mansion was extremely lively.Liu Xuan, the magistrate of Jiaxing Prefecture, led the officials of the government, and together with the magistrates of Jiaxing and Xiushui counties, lined up a guard of honor outside the city to welcome the imperial envoy.

From a distance, seeing the team led by the imperial envoy approaching, the officials hurriedly knelt down and prostrated themselves in the dirt.

When the team came in front of them, all the officials were taken aback. The imperial envoy's ostentation was too great.Apart from the guard of honor and the guards, there were actually a hundred Jinyiwei, a hundred eunuchs from Xichang, and two thousand soldiers from the Beijing camp.

The imperial envoy did not sit in a sedan chair, but rode a tall horse. He was very young, and he was wearing a robe with a unicorn pattern bestowed by the emperor.

After the imperial decree was read out, the officials became even more panicked. There were too many titles as imperial envoys, including Tongzhi of Jinyiwei and the censor of the Overwatch Council. The most prestigious title was Minister of Administration.

The minister of administration is a close confidant of His Majesty the emperor. Since the cabinet became a decoration, the minister of administration does not have the name of Zaifu, but has the authority of Zaifu.

But the imperial envoy in front of him is too young, right?What is the background of this person?
What's even more frightening is that the sharp-eyed officials have discovered that the imperial envoy's left wrist is broken, and he is actually a crippled person!

"Common people all say that the uniforms of civil and military officials in the Ming Dynasty were embroidered with birds and animals, and the officials were dressed like animals. Oh, I, Ren Qi, have today. I used to kneel to the beasts, but today I finally made the beasts kneel. land!"

Ren Qi sat on the horseback, raised his eyebrows, and made the officials feel like a stick in their throats as soon as he opened his mouth, which was extremely embarrassing.

Prefect Liu Xuan said: "Your Imperial Envoy is really humorous! Your Excellency, Liu Xuan, Prefect of Jiaxing Prefecture, pays homage to Your Excellency!"

"You are Liu Xuan?" Ren Qi pouted, and suddenly shouted, "Prefect Liu, are you convicted?"

"The lower officials are terrified. I don't know what crime they have committed?"

"There have been many slave changes in Jiaxing Mansion recently, why didn't you report it to the court? If it wasn't for Zhang Guowei Shangshu Chen Zou, the emperor is still deceived by you!"

Liu Xuan is mediocre and cowardly, corrupt and corrupt.During the Southern Ming Dynasty, he was reused by Emperor Longwu Zhu Yujian.But when the Qing soldiers entered the city, they were the first to greet them on their knees, and knelt in the sand for a whole day.

Bo Luo, the chief general of the Qing army, couldn't stand it anymore, and said, "You were such a big official in the previous dynasty. I can't use you. Go." Liu Xuan's political career came to an end, and he died of illness soon in a fit of anger.

Liu Xuan is an old man in the officialdom, and said cheekily: "Reporting to the imperial envoy, the slave change is nothing to worry about. The lower officials have made arrangements, and it will be calmed down soon, so I didn't report it to the court, so as not to worry the emperor."

"Hehe, you are a loyal minister who takes care of your father!" Ren Qi sneered, and stopped entangled in this matter, and said coldly, "I have just read the imperial decree, and this imperial envoy came to Jiaxing Mansion to implement the new policy. Let's cooperate well."

"Your official understands!" Liu Xuan replied, and then welcomed the imperial envoy into the city, and arranged a banquet to wash away the dust.

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The imperial envoy arrived in Jiaxing Mansion, and the news that the New Deal was to be implemented spread quickly.The officials and gentry in the city couldn't sit still, and secretly colluded with each other, and secretly came to Liu Xuan to discuss countermeasures.

There are two major families in Jiaxing Mansion, one is the Zheng family and the other is the Cha family.These two families have great hands and eyes, and are rich and powerful. Most of the land in Jiaxing Mansion is in their hands.

Once the New Deal is implemented, they will bear the brunt and suffer the most, so they cannot sit still.

The old lady of the Zheng family said: "Master Zhifu, the Emperor regards Jiaxing Mansion as a pilot area to implement the new policy. The new policy offends the officials and gentlemen all over the world. If it is successfully implemented in Jiaxing Mansion, Liu Zhifu is not afraid of being overwhelmed by the spittle of scholars. dead?"

Liu Xuan spread his hands and said: "Old Master Zheng, don't come here to run on this official! What can I do if the imperial edict of Huanghuang is here? To put it bluntly, if the imperial envoy wants to take food from you big families and gentry, what should I do?" You are the ones who are in a hurry, I can stand on the dry bank and watch the excitement."

"Prefect Liu, this statement is wrong. Don't you have any land in your hometown? Officials and gentry pay food and errands together. What cuts off the livelihood of scholars and digs the corners of officials and gentry. We are grasshoppers on a rope." Cha The family said.

Liu Xuan sneered, Old Master Zheng took out some banknotes from his sleeve, and said, "Prefect Liu, this is 5 taels of silver, please accept it."

"At this time, how can I accept your money?" Liu Xuan refused.

"Master Zhifu, we don't want you to go into battle with the imperial envoy shirtless, but I just ask you to do something secretly. We also understand that we will never hurt you by wiping our own ass!"

Only then did Liu Xuan accept the banknote, and said with a smile: "I would like to remind you, get rid of the idea of ​​head-to-head confrontation as soon as possible, and don't rush to find death. However, according to my observation, this imperial envoy has no ink. If you can’t come in the dark, he will definitely not be able to stand it.”

Mr. Zheng laughed loudly: "Actually, we have already figured out Ren Qi's background. He is a gangster. I have already made a plan. One is to let the officials and gentry of Jiaxing Mansion unite and stop the fight for land for the time being." ; The second is to incite scholars to boycott the New Deal, create public opinion, and discredit the imperial envoy's troubles here; the third is...well, the third strategy is to not say it until it is absolutely necessary."

"You are such an old fox!" Liu Xuan laughed.

A few days later, Ren Qi was taking the accompanying officials from the household department to measure the fields in Xiushui County. None of the landowners who were supposed to be there came, and only some poor people watched the fun.

Standing on the ridge of the field, Ren Qi turned his head to Zhu Yousong, who was pretending to be a personal guard, and said, "Oh, the local tyrants and evil gentry have started to move. The situation in Jiaxing is very complicated, and the water is very deep!"

Zhu Yousong said: "Boy, it's not easy to be an imperial envoy. Your hard days are yet to come!"

"You look down on me?" Ren Qi asked.

"It's not that I look down on you, it's just a reminder." Zhu Yousong raised his eyebrows.

Ren Qidao: "If the emperor can take care of you feudal lords, I can take care of the local tyrants and evil gentry, just wait and see!"

Just as he was talking, a Jinyi guard came to report: "My lord, something happened in the city. Many scholars gathered in the Confucian Temple and cried and made noises, saying that the sage Confucius had appeared."

"What's the matter?"

"An old scholar preached everywhere, saying that he saw a red light in the Confucian Temple last night, and he also heard Confucius say that the world is not ancient, and that scholars are not valued by the court. This is a harbinger of the country's ruin. Many people today saw Confucius There was a crack in the chest of the statue of the saint, and the scholars in the city spread the word that the saint Confucius did not agree with the new policy of the imperial court, and felt heartbroken for the tyranny of the tyranny!"

"Fucking shit!" Ren Qi scolded.

Zhu Yousong smiled and said: "Why, impatient, caught blind? I said a long time ago, your hard life has just begun! If there is nothing wrong, I will write a letter to the emperor for you, and let me be the imperial envoy. "

"Get out!" Ren Qi glared at Zhu Yousong, tilted his head to look at the sky, and scratched his thigh with his right hand, "Scholars are full of bad water, hehe, it's a pity that they met Lao Tzu, they want to play tricks, Lao Tzu is the ancestor of scholars !"

(End of this chapter)