Chongzhen Wiretapping System

Chapter 304
The plainclothes officer tried to explain, saying that adding the content of the decree without permission is a false preaching of the decree, which is a felony. No matter how daring Zhang Xunyan is, it is impossible to tamper with the decree.

However, this is the territory of the Qian family, far away from the capital, and Fan Ye's explanation is useless at all, but instead arouses doubts about him, because he speaks with a northern accent.

Some emotional people gathered around one after another, looking at the posture, as if they were going to be violent.

The plainclothes officer had no choice but to show his badge, which frightened these people.Then, when he explained again, those people ignored him. It was obvious that others did not believe what he said.

There was no other way, so the plainclothes officer had no choice but to return immediately and report the situation to Jiang Dong, the head of the stall.

As soon as his words fell, and Jiang Dong hadn't spoken yet, the other East Factory guards couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately shouted angrily.

"It's so courageous. Could it be that they still dare to attack Dongchang?"

"I don't think there's any need to be polite to these southern barbarians. I can just arrest them!"

"Yes, go to the street, anyone who dares to speak nonsense and deliberately slander will be arrested!"

"..."

As a slave in the East Factory, how had he ever been treated like this before?Basically, every Dongchang fan is very angry.

Seeing this situation, Jiang Dong just wanted to say something, but Zhang Pu said first: "Absolutely not!"

"What's the matter?" A servant from the East Factory was a little puzzled after hearing this, and couldn't help asking, "At this time, is it okay for the inspector to protect these unscrupulous people?"

The other fan servants also wanted to talk, and judging from their expressions, it was obvious that they were a little dissatisfied with Zhang Pu.

However, Jiang Dong has been in contact with Zhang Pu for a long time, and knows that this person actually hates this place very much, but he still says that, so there must be his reasons.

Therefore, he interjected and said: "Shut up, let Mr. Zhang finish talking!"

Hearing this, Zhang Pu couldn't help but glanced at Jiang Dong gratefully, and then said seriously: "Jiangnan is different from the capital. Relatively speaking, Shilin is more powerful here. Everyone, don't forget that during the Wanli period, Suzhou resisted taxes. However, the eunuch Sun Long sent by the emperor was so frightened that he fled Suzhou directly, and many of his subordinates were killed!"

"What?" You Fanyan was very surprised when he heard this, and asked with a look of astonishment, "Could it be that they dare to attack us?"

Zhang Pu listened, thought for a while, and finally shook his head and said, "It shouldn't happen now, but if the situation continues, no one knows what will happen in the end?"

His words are more or less authoritative.Therefore, after he finished speaking, the room fell silent.No one expected that things could be serious.

After a while, Jiang Dongxian said: "That's all right, I'll contact Nanjing immediately to see if we can send more people over here?"

Factory Guard still has branches in Peidu, and there are people there.If there is a situation here, as long as you go and ask for help, you will definitely take action.

After Zhang Pu heard this, he nodded immediately and said, "Okay, this matter should be done as soon as possible. As for Changshu, it is not appropriate to stimulate more at the moment, and we should focus on stability!"

After hearing this, Jiang Dong immediately began to arrange manpower and went to Nanjing for help.

From the beginning to the end, neither he nor Zhang Pu mentioned the Changshu county government, because they all knew that it was impossible for them to use the people in the Changshu county government.If there is a conflict, it is completely predictable to play tricks in the dark.

So, in the next few days, Zhang Pu suddenly said that he was too busy these days, a little tired, and not as diligent as before.

This matter soon spread to Qian Qianyi who was hiding in the dark. Hearing this, Qian Qianyi sneered and said, "Zhang Pu, you already know the old man's methods!"

Hou Fangyu on the side was also very excited, as if he had won the war. He happily said to Qian Qianyi: "When Mr. Yushan takes action, it will naturally be enough for Zhang Pu to drink a pot. According to the students, he is afraid I'm going to run away in despair! Haha..."

After Qian Qianyi heard this, he sneered and said, "I came here to make trouble, how can I let him leave so easily!"

"What does Mr. Yushan mean?" Hou Fangyu asked a little puzzled after hearing this.

Qian Qianyi said with a cold face and angrily: "Continue, don't stop!"

After hearing this, Hou Fangyu recalled the humiliation he suffered in Qiuyue Pavilion, so he clapped his hands immediately and said, "Okay, I finally got this chance, how can I let him get away so easily!"

Therefore, under their secret instigation, Zhang Pu's idea of ​​slowing down the situation first did not come true, and a storm continued to be brewed.

Seeing this, Jiang Dong was a little worried, so he suggested to Zhang Pu: "Sir, I think it's better to avoid the limelight first, at least wait until the reinforcements from Nanjing arrive, and then we can come back!"

"Inappropriate!" After hearing this, Zhang Pu immediately shook his head and said, "At one go, it will weaken again, and then it will be exhausted. The more difficult something is, the less likely it is to dampen the spirit and boost the morale of others. Moreover, what we represent It is the face of the court and represents the emperor. If we retreat like this, there is no way to explain it. Instead, these unscrupulous people will take advantage of it, and those people behind them will add fuel to the flames. It is very likely that the emperor's rectification of officialdom will disappear just like this! "

At this time, Zhang Pu had already unknowingly stood on the side of the emperor, thinking about how to carry out the inspection of the quota exemption for officials and gentry and the reminder to pay owed taxes.This does not mean that he has awakened, but that his opponent is over there, so he naturally wants to stand here.

Jiang Dong frowned when he heard that what Zhang Pu said made sense.

Zhang Pu thought for a while, and then said slowly: "I will never be wrong about this matter. It must be that old bastard Qian Qianyi who is behind the scenes. Changshu County must not be used by me. If you want Hurry up, then we can only seek reinforcements nearby."

When Jiang Dong heard this, his eyes lit up, and he immediately said: "It seems that your lord's mentor is in the next county, and his reputation is not lower than that of Qian Qianyi, if he comes forward, this matter will be easy to handle! "

When Zhang Pu took the examination, Zhou Yanru was the examiner. According to the practice of this era, Zhou Yanru was Zhang Pu's mentor.The one Jiang Dong was referring to happened to be dismissed from office and living in his hometown, right next door in Yixing County, Suzhou Prefecture.

Hearing this, Zhang Pu hesitated for a while.

To be honest, he didn't really think that Zhou Yanru would help him, because from various indications, this benefactor actually didn't welcome him, especially because he was on an official mission.

However, if you want to quickly alleviate the current crisis, you can only ask for help nearby.

Zhang Pu remembered that when he was in Chongzhen for ten years, he had written a letter to intercede for Zhou Yanru.Or more or less there is still a little friendship.Therefore, he agreed, and immediately wrote a letter in hand, and asked someone to send it quickly.

This time, the Dongchang Fan servant was not asked to deliver the letter, because it was from a nearby county, and the recipient was a local celebrity, so it was sent to the county government servant.It's just that there is an explanation, Zhou Yanru's reply is necessary, so that there is no fear of mischief by the county government servants.

The other purpose is actually to tell Qian Qianyi who is behind the scenes that he will almost get it, otherwise Zhou Yanru will come after a while, and he will be someone who is about as famous as you.

Sure enough, as Zhang Pu expected, his letter was first delivered to Qian Qianyi.

After Qian Qianyi read it, he sneered, and casually threw the letter to Hou Fangyu, who was waiting aside, and said disdainfully, "How much less than the old man's grain field is there on Zhou Yanru's side? Well, after this letter passed, Zhou Yanru would just hide and say he was not at home, do you believe it or not?"

When he heard that Zhou Yanru's grain fields would not be much less than Qian Qianyi's, Hou Fangyu immediately felt relieved, and immediately complimented Qian Qianyi: "Even for the sake of Mr. Yu Shan, Zhou Yanru would not dare to have a relationship with Zhang Pu's son. If they get together, maybe they will reprimand him instead. In fact, if the students want to talk about it, how about asking Zhang Pu to check Suzhou Mansion first? Haha!"

Qian Qianyi also laughed when he heard this.The officials in the surrounding area are either on good terms with Qian Qianyi, or just like Qian Qianyi. They can't tolerate Zhang Pu's children really having to thoroughly investigate those two things.

So, the letter was sealed as it was, and sent as it was.At the same time, the two of them ridiculed Zhang Puqian for his lack of skills!

Just listen to Qian Qianyi say confidently: "In this Nanzhili, I am here, who dares to help Zhang Pu's child!"

Hou Fangyu heard this, and just as he was about to continue his compliments, suddenly a rich family member rushed in and reported to Qian Qianyi: "My lord, there is a letter from Yangzhou Mansion that the new Zuodu Censor, Mr. Yang, left Yangzhou Mansion and did not go to Nanjing. , but came this way!"

"What?" Qian Qianyi couldn't help asking when he heard this, "Then Yang Tinglin is going to come to Changshu?"

"Going down the river, you'll probably end up in Changshu." The servant warned again.

After Qian Qianyi heard this, he couldn't help but said bitterly: "What a haunting ghost! I have tolerated him so many times. Do you really think I am afraid of him?"

"Then what should we do?" After hearing this, Hou Fangyu hurriedly asked for advice.

At critical moments, too little experience left him with a blank mind, so he had to ask Qian Qianyi.

This time, Qian Qianyi glanced at Hou Fangyu, didn't speak, just turned and left with his hands behind his back.Not long after, a steward of the Qian Mansion left in a hurry and rushed to the Yangtze River.

What they didn't know was that almost at the same time, Lu Jiude, the new eunuch guarding Nanjing, had rushed to Nanjing to take office.

Seeing him coming, the six ministers and nine ministers accompanying the capital all discussed to welcome him, but who knows, this Lu Jiude has never had any contact with these civil servants at all.Instead, they immediately began to inspect the barracks and rectify the Nanjing defenders.

Many people were very surprised by this. Is this Lu Jiude out of his mind or something? Now that the thieves have been wiped out by the emperor, why is he so diligent in rectifying the army?Could it be that he became addicted to being a military supervisor?
Naturally, they didn't know that Lu Jiude came to Nanjing to take control of the army first in order to be prepared for the emperor's order, just in case.

Letting Zhang Pu and the others do things, how could Emperor Chongzhen have wishful thinking that this matter would be smooth sailing.It is easy to think about the riots in Suzhou.

At that time, Emperor Wanli sent mining supervisors to various places to collect taxes. In Suzhou Prefecture, because tax evasion was so rampant, the already low commercial tax revenue continued to shrink, so that other money was misappropriated to make up for it.At that time, Sun Long, the eunuch sent by Emperor Wanli, wanted to crack down on tax evasion.

The local Huang Jianjie, Tang Xin and others joined Sun Long and proposed to levy a tax on the silk weaving industry.This should mean collecting tax and silver three dollars a year, which is quite a reasonable proposal.

However, just such a incident broke out suddenly, storming the yamen, killing Huang Jianjie and others, and plundering the home of the squire Ding Yuanfu who lent money to Huang Jianjie.Sun Long was so frightened that he hid in Shen Shihang's house for two days, then fled to Hangzhou by boat, resigned from his tax position, and never went to Suzhou again.

In fact, at the beginning of this civil uprising, even when it was at its most violent, as long as the local officials worked hard, it would have been absolutely impossible for this situation to occur in the important town of the imperial court, and it could have been suppressed in minutes.

However, the local government didn't care at all and was just perfunctory.Even at that time, Zhu Xieyuan, who had just been promoted to the deputy envoy of the Sichuan Provincial Inspection Department, asked him for help and asked him to quell the riots. As a result, he said that "soldiers use soldiers to defend against foreign invaders" and opposed the use of troops to suppress them. In the end, the mob succeeded.

As a result, the big officials in the frontiers all over the country said that the excessive collection of mining tax eunuchs sent by the emperor caused the civil uprising in Suzhou. If they didn't withdraw quickly, there might be more troubles later.In this way, Emperor Wanli finally had to withdraw the mining tax eunuchs from all over the country.

Based on the lessons of this incident, Emperor Chongzhen specially selected Lu Jiude, who had experience in leading troops, from the three major battalions, and told him to rectify the army after he arrived in Nanjing to prevent possible civil uprisings.

This time, he will not be like Emperor Wanli. If something like Suzhou happens again, he will never be soft.

However, for the time being, or for a long time to come, no third person will know what the emperor means.Lu Jiude would also be rotten in his heart. If something happened that asked him to lead troops to suppress the rebellion, he would say it was his own will.After all, he is the eunuch guarding Nanjing, and he has the right to deal with matters in the south on an emergency basis.

Therefore, without the knowledge of the outside world, the Minister of the Ministry of War of Nanjing and Nanjing Garrison, who also have jurisdiction over the army, did not pay much attention to the eunuch guarding the army. After all, in terms of real power, the eunuch guarding the eunuch is bigger. Is the emperor's confidant.

On this day, on the Yangtze River, an official ship really went down the river.On the bow, an official wearing a scarlet robe, accompanied by his subordinates, was watching the scenery of the Yangtze River.Needless to say, this person is Yang Tinglin.

He was in Yangzhou Mansion, and he felt that something was wrong when the perpetrators of the arson case were suddenly caught.Then as soon as I found out, I found that Qian Qianyi had gone back to Changshu County in a hurry.Just at this time, Zhang Pu's letter was also delivered quickly.

Sensing the seriousness of the situation, he made a decisive decision and rushed to Changshu County immediately.

He has experienced the war against captives, so how could he be afraid of trivial matters, so he didn't care at all, and was ready to follow Emperor Chongzhen's will and escort Zhang Pu's side.

He was looking at the scenery, when suddenly, there was an exclamation.

Yang Tinglin turned his head to look, and his face suddenly changed with fright.

(End of this chapter)