Chapter six hundred and forty-ninth clouds surging (a)
The three-year drought in Zhengde has spread to the beginning of the fourth year. This winter, there was little snowfall in many places in the north, and the weather was extremely cold.
In February, the spring cold is still severe, and the canal in the North Zhili section shows no sign of thawing.
Shen Rui, who was going to Shandong to take up his post, Dai Dabin, who was returning to the south for funeral, and Lin Fuyu, were both in a hurry and could not wait for the boat to leave, so they had to ride horses and carriages.
Shen Rui went to Dengzhou and was appointed as the magistrate of Dengzhou Prefecture.
Originally, officials in the capital had to be promoted to a higher level. Most of the magistrates in Dongsan Prefecture in Shandong were officials from the sixth rank who were sent to other places. The most common among them were doctors of the fifth rank, and there were also officials from the fifth rank, wailang, and even the sixth rank.
More than one person passed.
Therefore, Shen Rui became a fourth-rank magistrate as a fifth-rank official, which was a normal promotion in official rank.
What's abnormal is just the speed of promotion. It's only been two months since he reached the fifth level...
But there was no censor who jumped out to criticize the person involved in the matter.
All fools know that even if you are in the fifth rank, you are still the Secretary of General Affairs, a position that is worth a lot of money. If you move it from such an important place outside the yamen gate, let alone the fourth rank, even if you are given the third rank, you will mostly suffer.
Unless you are a feudal official, there is nothing better than being with the emperor.
Moreover, this place, Shandong, is now plagued by disasters and bandits. It is really a mess. It is a place that no one would like to go to.
Many people speculated that Shen Rui had fallen out of favor, or that the situation in the cabinet had changed. After all, there were two cabinet ministers standing behind Shen Rui.
Of course, there are some people with a keen sense of smell. Dengzhou is close to the sea. In the first two years, it was promised to repair ships to transport military supplies to Liaodong. Shen Rui was famous for his money-making skills. If the emperor was planning to open the sea, he asked Shen Rui to be the pioneer officer.
It's just that the risk of exploring the path is extremely high, and it's not easy for it to end well.
The collective silence of the officials was also due to the acquiescence of the big bosses in the cabinet who could instruct them on this matter.
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Brother Shou talked with Shen Rui for a long time that day, sketching out the prospects of Dengzhou and even Shandong bit by bit. Although Shen Rui knew that it was easy to talk on paper and difficult to implement, there was still a small flame burning in his heart.
, making him eager to try and create a new world.
After coming out of the palace, Shen Rui naturally wanted to report the matter to his father-in-law, master and uncle, and also express his feelings.
Yang Tinghe felt quite complicated after receiving the news.
He also has high hopes for this son-in-law, and is even more optimistic about his son-in-law than his son.
Therefore, his career plan for Shen Rui is similar to that of many ministers in the cabinet, including the General Secretary of the Hanlin Academy and the Jiuqing Cabinet, one of the six ministries of Zhan Shifu.
Hongzhi, the elders of the Zhengde Dynasty, Liu Jian, Xie Qian, Li Dongyang, Wang Hua, Wang Hao, and himself all followed this route.
This is also the most normal and safe route for Wenchen to reach the summit.
Especially now that Shen Rui is doing very well in the General Affairs Department, has won the emperor's favor, has just been promoted, and has a bright future, so he is suddenly transferred out of the capital, and he can't help but be taken aback.
Shen Rui didn't leak a single word about Qiu Ju's false accusation. After all, he got the information through improper channels. He couldn't tell even his father-in-law about spying on the palace.
Therefore, Yang Tinghe never thought about whether the little emperor was suspicious of Shen Rui. He only thought that the little emperor trusted Shen Rui too much. When the treasury was empty and Zhao Hongpei was sent out to make money to no avail, he sent Zhao Hongpei, who had always had ideas, to
Shen Ruidi went to Shandong to try his luck.
"The emperor wants to train you. This is also the intention of the emperor's trust. In the past two years, the emperor has become more and more dignified, and the people around him who are useful are also put in the important yamen to train." Yang Tinghe said with emotion.
The so-called becoming more majestic does not mean that the little emperor has become more thoughtful and puts his own people in important places. Outsiders say that the little emperor is playful and ignores political affairs. Only close ministers like Yang Tinghe know that the little emperor has something in mind.
No one can be fooled.
Dengzhou port is really important, but right now Shandong...
Yang Tinghe sighed: "The situation in Shandong is really troublesome. I'm afraid it will cost you a lot to go there. You should also be more careful."
Shen Rui nodded and said: "My son-in-law can save it. I have read the reports from various places and found that there has been no disaster in Dengzhou. Since Dengzhou is close to the sea, there are always many ways to think of. In addition, the Lu family has been in Dengzhou for many years. My son-in-law is here."
It’s like picking up a ready bargain.”
Yang Tinghe sighed: "You are young after all, and you think simply. However, it is much cheaper to have the support of the local rich people. But you have to be extra cautious in doing things."
After thinking for a while, he said: "Cong Lan, Zuo Tongzheng, the first general secretary, is from Dengzhou Prefecture. Although he has gone to Yansui now, you should pay a visit to his house when he comes back. Cong from Shandong
The hairpins of the past dynasties are different from those of the Lu family."
Shen Rui hurriedly responded and talked about some temporary plans for Shandong.
Yang Tinghe gave him some advice, but at the same time he felt regretful. Although he had broadened his horizons by training in general affairs for three years abroad, he would have a better outlook on the overall situation in the future, and he would be able to understand the sufferings of the people better once he was in power, but after all, it is no better than in Beijing.
closer to the center of power.
And now in the cabinet, although Li Dongyang and Wang Hua are at odds, they are both old-school figures with deep roots in the court; Jiao Fang relied on Liu Jin and became arrogant for a while; Wang Hao now quite wants to retire, just wait and see, whichever side.
I don’t want to get involved; under such circumstances, Yang Tinghe is at a bit of a disadvantage.
His son, the number one scholar, is currently in the Hanlin Academy and is of no use to him, but this son-in-law, who is in an important position and has a royal family, is really a good helper for him.
But no matter what, since the little emperor had this intention, it was a foregone conclusion. He knew that with the character of the little emperor, it would be useless for him to keep his son-in-law.
Moreover, they are originally members of the imperial party, and they should just follow the instructions of the little emperor.
Yang Tinghe had no choice but to accept this result. While helping his son-in-law plan, he was also looking for a master for his son-in-law among his staff.
As for Wang Hua, since his son Wang Shouren went out to make great achievements, he did not think that staying in Beijing was the first priority.
After listening to what Shen Rui said, Wang Hua just twisted his beard and smiled and said: "You, your unwillingness to take a leisurely life is just like your teacher."
Shen Rui smiled and said: "I don't dare to compare with my mentor, but my grandson also wants to follow my example and build a career."
Although Wang Hua praised him, he also stared at him, his eyes full of meaning, "I have seen your palace test and asked questions, and I am fully aware of your ambitions. I only hope that you will remember what I said to you that day, and be careful with your words outside."
OK, but don’t rush forward just because you have the power. You need to know that slow things down.”
Shen Rui recalled the long conversation between Wang Hua and him after the palace examination, and he bowed deeply and said: "Master, don't worry, my grandson will not be greedy for merit and make progress, and strive to do things safely and perfectly."
Wang Hua nodded with relief and added: "Dengzhou is close to the sea and there are several rivers in the territory. You can go back and write to your teacher and ask him to send some people who know how to water to help you."
"Master really guessed his grandson thoroughly. This is what he planned." Shen Rui said with a smile.
Changshou and others were also gifted by Wang Shouren at the beginning. It can be said that Shen Rui's bodyguards were originally provided by these people.
Wang Shouren had commanded water battles in Taihu Lake, and now he was training as a navy master in Nanjing. Naturally, he would have guards who knew how to fight water battles. After Shen Rui had such a sweet experience, how could he not ask for help? He was also prepared to ask for more.
People are coming.
Wang Hua laughed and called him a clever devil, and said that he would also write letters to Wang Shouren and take the post road with the official documents, so that he could reach Nanjing faster.
Wang Hua only regrets that he has no old friends in Shandong. As for the staff, with Yang Ting and his father-in-law here, there is no need for others to intervene. After all, the staff master is also a close person of the chief officer, and Yang Tinghe is not in the same group as him, so Wang Hua consciously does not give any gifts.
The staff should avoid causing misunderstandings. If there is an eventuality in the future, the staff will be provoked by others. Not only is it not beautiful, but it will also cause trouble for Shen Rui.
My uncle Yang Zhen had also been released into exile in his early years, so he gave Shen Rui the most encouragement.
The two talked for a long time, and he taught Shen Rui many tips on being an official abroad.
Yang Zhen was not an ordinary person to be able to be promoted to the capital after serving in a prestigious position, and to be appointed minister of Dali Temple. Shen Rui naturally wrote down all of them.
Moreover, Yang Zhen also had a good friend who was from a prominent family in Shandong in the same year. Although he was an official in other places, his family was in Jinan Prefecture, and more than one member of the family was an official and was quite influential in the local area.
Yang Zhendao wrote a letter right away. The most important thing was to find two aides for Shen Rui who were well versed in the local officialdom of Shandong.
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After such greetings, when the little emperor's order to send Shen Rui to Dengzhou was conveyed to the cabinet, both Wang Hua and Yang Tinghe remained silent and did not express their opinions at all.
It was Jiao Fang who was the first to stand up and applaud, saying that the emperor was wise and Shen Rui was a young and talented man who had repeatedly contributed to disaster relief, so he was the perfect candidate to be sent to Shandong.
For a moment, everyone in the cabinet looked at him with suspicion.
Jiao Fang was displeased with all the Jinshi who ranked ahead of Jiao Huangzhong in the Wuchen Branch because her son Jiao Huangzhong failed to enter the Three Tripods.
Although Jiaohuangzhong was directly given an official position, in the two projects of repairing the real records and building the Wanjuan Pavilion book collection, those who were promoted to important positions were either Li Dongyang or Yang Tinghe, and Jiaohuangzhong didn't even touch the edges.
.Looking back, I found that almost all those who were appointed officials at the same time as Jiao Huangzhong were higher in rank than him. He was still an idler in the Hanlin Academy from the seventh rank.
Jiao Fang almost wanted to scold him. Taking advantage of Liu Jin's opportunity to cause trouble in the Hanlin Academy, he did some dirty tricks to bring bad luck to Li Dongyang and Yang Tinghe.
Therefore, when Jiao Fang jumped out and shouted hello for Yang Tinghe's son-in-law, it was definitely not a good thing.
Jiao Fang not only wanted to get rid of Yang Ting and a capable person, but actually did so under Liu Jin's instructions.
The other bosses didn't know that the little emperor had met Shen Rui, but Liu Jin knew about it. If the little emperor wanted to release Shen Ruiyuan, he wouldn't hide it from the ceremonial supervisor.
Liu Jin didn't like Shen Rui very much, but for Zhang Yong's sake and the fact that the Shen family had given him gifts, he didn't dislike him too much. In fact, he had recently been cleaning up the Hanlin Academy and flattening the outside.
Those rumors about forcibly recruiting a son-in-law, Dai Dabin, have no time to understand Shen Rui.
But he couldn't resist the fact that there were people around him who had intentions.
Qian Ning was the best at sneaking around. He had been with the young emperor for a long time and figured out the emperor's likes and dislikes, so he devoted himself to pleasing the little emperor. As expected, he became a popular person around the emperor.
But he became famous, and many people came to give him gifts and ask him to do things. Even the feudal king would give him generous gifts, which made him quite proud. However, he was just a jester-like figure in the end.
A little bit of real power.
Although he was the adopted son of a eunuch, he was not an eunuch after all. He could not live his whole life by making the little emperor happy, especially as the little emperor grew older and would one day lose interest in those children's things.
Qian Ning's top priority now is to get some real power errands done while he still has the Holy Family.
He was also surprised. Logically speaking, the emperor was very fond of him and would often discuss things without going behind his back. But when it came time to send out errands, Cai Liang would either be given an advantage or be given to Zhou Xian. None of the tasks were good.
fell on his head.
Given their family backgrounds, he had no choice but to admit it. But this time in Shandong's suppression of bandits, he clearly sent people out to grab the credit, but instead used an ordinary hereditary royal guard Po Luo to Ke Enemy, and another commoner.
Gao Wenhu, who was born in another family, still didn't use him, so he felt very aggrieved.
Qian Ning therefore suspected that someone was trying to poison him in front of the emperor. Shen Rui had exposed him in front of the emperor last time, saying that hiring people should know how to train soldiers.
This time when he was discussing matters in Liu Jin's private house, he heard that the emperor intended to release Shen Rui. Qian Ning was overjoyed and wished to kick this person away from the emperor quickly, so he spared no effort to blow the whistle on Liu Jin.
Liu Jin also felt that there were too many people around Wan live, which was not conducive for Qian Ning to squeeze in. If Qian Ning could monopolize Wan live's favor and keep saying good things for him, then Liu Qiansui would stand firmer.
There is no need for him to take the cabinet seriously.
Therefore, when Liu Jin gave an order, Jiao Fang was of course not happy to comply and kicked Shen Rui away with all his strength.
Li Dongyang immediately stood up to object to Jiao Fang's voice in the cabinet.
Although Li Dongyang did not want such a rising political star to be in the camp of Wang Hua and Yang Tinghe, he still chose to let Shen Rui stay in the capital rather than let Jiao Fang succeed.
In particular, the emperor was able to listen to Shen Rui's words. In the matter of submitting letters from the royal court, Shen Rui's performance fully met the standards of an upright civil servant. Having such a person by the emperor's side is better than those who only flatter and cajole.
The treacherous eunuch who the emperor plays with is better than the reckless martial artist.
Wang Hua and Yang Tinghe remained silent to avoid suspicion, but Li Dongyang had no choice but to speak out.
Li Dongyang insisted that although Shen Rui was talented and had written disaster relief letters, he was still young and inexperienced. At the beginning, he only resettled a thousand victims, but now many prefectures in Shandong were affected by the disaster, and the number of victims was probably no less than 100,000. He should look for a mature and prudent veteran.
Only by going there can we hold our ground.
Jiao Fang said that mature and prudent people know how to provide disaster relief. What happens after the disaster relief? There is little snow and cold this winter, and spring sowing will be delayed. It is hard to say what the harvest will be this year. At this time, not only disaster relief is needed, but also the need to quickly restart the process.
Replant food, otherwise disaster relief will be a bottomless pit and disaster relief will be needed every year!
Not to mention that the imperial court cannot afford such expenses, but that after three years the land will be abandoned and nothing can be grown even if it wants to.
Although Shen Rui is young, he can find out how to farm from books. After all, the government's relief is limited, and the victims have to rely on themselves to save themselves. Shen Rui is young, energetic, and knowledgeable, so he is suitable to do this to encourage farming.
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The two argued hard and argued for eighteen rounds, but no result was achieved.
As a result, the next day, the young emperor first asked Liu Jin about Lu Kuo, the bachelor's lecturer. Lu Kuo was quickly sentenced to a fine of 100 meters and 100 stones, and then his official position was reinstated.
Not long after, Jing Yang, a concubine under Li Dongyang's family, went directly to the General Affairs Department to gain experience before leaving.
Jing Yang was also a Jinshi in the new subject last year, and his results in the general examination were quite good, and Li Dongyang was also very optimistic about him.
It's a pity that due to the cabinet struggle, half of the top ten this year were taken up by Yang Shen, Shen Rui, Liu Ren, Jiao Huangzhong, Pang Tianqing and other people with backgrounds. The number of people each cabinet minister can protect is really limited.
Although Jing Yang was excellent in knowledge and character, and he was also very good at answering questions in the palace exams, he was not as flexible as Lu Nan and Hu Zanzong, so Li Dongyang had to abandon him and try to save Lu and Hu.
Jing Yang failed to enter the top seven of the second class and was not awarded an officer. Later, he successfully passed the Shujishi examination and is now studying in the Hanlin Academy's Common Hall. Li Dongyang was originally planning to wait for him to leave the hall before arranging a place for him.
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Li Dongyang didn't understand the little emperor's actions, so he kept silent about Shen Rui.
Shen Rui's appointment was successfully issued.
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All my friends of the same age did not understand the deeper meaning of this, and they all felt, like the officials, that no place was as good as being in the capital, and no official position was as good as being by the emperor's side.
Therefore, whether they came to the Shen family to congratulate Shen Rui on his promotion or at the farewell banquet held for him later, everyone could not help but express regret while blessing him.
Shen Rui did not pretend to be free and easy, he just smiled gently and did not express any opinions about his trip to Shandong.
Because Dai Dabin had never appeared at the farewell banquet, some people whispered at the banquet, saying that Bin Zhong was not dared to come out because of Liu Jin, and that Shen Rui had gone too far for him, so he didn't come to see him off at this time.
It really shouldn’t be.
It was Yang Shen who personally refuted the rumors for Dai Dabin, saying that Dai Dabin had just received the news of his family's funeral and that his mother had passed away. Now that he was deeply filial, it was difficult to come to the house, let alone attend the banquet. Everyone was relieved.
I secretly made a note of it with those I had good connections with, thinking that I would make up for the memorial ceremony with Dai Dabin later.
What is even more regrettable for Dai Dabin is that with the help of the cultivation of records and the collection of books in Wanjuan Pavilion, Dai Dabin was promoted to a higher level and had a good future. But this time he worries about what will happen in three years.
Someone else quietly predicted that Shen Jin, the former No. 1 pick who had just been promoted, was about to come back.
But how can Shen Jin be the same? He still has Shouning Houfu planning for him. If Dai Dabin follows Liu Jin, he will not have to worry about it in three years. Now...
It's just that Shen Jin is Shen Rui's brother after all. Now at the banquet for Shen Rui, it's not easy for everyone to gossip about Shen Jin. They just muttered a few words and passed it by.
Dai Dabin's mother was only half a century old, so she was not old, but she died of a heart attack.
She also had heart disease in her early years, but it was not serious. As she got older, she often took decoctions to treat it.
In previous years, her eldest daughter-in-law would do everything for her during the New Year, and she was not tired of it. But this year, Dai Dabin won the lottery, and as soon as the twelfth lunar month entered, all the well-known local families came to Dai's house to fawn over her and give her New Year gifts.
People brought heavy gifts to meet Tai Yiren, especially there were some officials' wives, but Dai Dasao, the wife of the emperor, was not the one to entertain them on her behalf, so Dai's mother had to work hard to entertain them one by one.
After getting up from a nap at noon that day, Dai's mother suddenly fell straight down and lost her breath in an instant. The maids and women were so frightened that their souls flew away, and they screamed and called for help.
When Sister-in-law Dai arrived, she arrested all the people serving her, for fear that her mother-in-law would be poisoned.
When the doctor came to see her, he said that it was heart disease caused by overwork, and the whole Dai family was in mourning.
A funeral was being held in this room, and people were busy sending letters to the capital in the other room.
Fujian is far away from Beijing and passes through several disaster areas, so it took a long time for the news to reach Dai Dabin.
Shen Rui, Yang Shen, Pang Tianqing and other friends made an appointment to go to Dai Dabin's house to express their regrets to him. After not seeing him for a few days, Dai Dabin was already extremely haggard.
Although he had become an official, he was still a young man who had not yet reached his prime. He suddenly lost his mother, and his heart was filled with grief and fear.
Lin Fuyu also wanted to go back to attend the funeral for his aunt, so he asked for a long leave from Qingze Academy. At the moment, he was packing Dai Dabin's luggage.
Lin Fuyu's period of filial piety was short, and he would have to go to Beijing to take the exam in two years; Dai Dabin would also be resurrected and came back to serve as an official in three years. As soon as the two of them discussed it, they did not plan to sell the house in Beijing. Yang Shen and others just happened to arrive.
They entrusted the matter to Yang Shen and Pang Tianqing.
Shen Rui asked Dai Bin again if the procedures for Ding You had been completed, and asked him how to leave.
Dai Dabin was still going through the formalities, and he was at a loss about the return trip because he heard from his family that the situation in several disaster-stricken areas he passed was not good.
Shen Rui invited him to go with him, "Now that the canal is not open, why don't you come with me? It's the spring season when we reach Shandong by land. No matter how cold the canal is, it should have thawed. Then we can board the ship from Shandong and go south.
On the waterway, prepare more water, give the boatmen more money, keep the boat docked when passing through the disaster area, and sail through the disaster area day and night, then everything will be fine."
Shen Rui couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Sea transportation was not available at this time, otherwise it would be cheaper to take a sea ship from Shandong to Fujian.
He also said that he would help them contact the escort agency to escort them all the way. Dai Dabin and Lin Fuyu thanked them profusely.
In this way, Shen Ruicai and Dai Dabin brothers walked together.
When going to Shandong, Shen Rui went alone. Because the Xu family was old, Yang Tian was weak, and Zhang Qingbai and He's children were still young, they had to wait until the weather was warm and the canal was opened, and then they would be escorted by several tribesmen in Beijing to take the boat there.
Lu.
Especially at this time, the bandits in the three prefectures of East and West Shandong have not yet been eliminated, so it is very inconvenient for Hula La and her family to take a lot of luggage on the road.
There is a reason why so many people go to Shandong.
That day Shen Rui got the news that he was going to Shandong, so he went home and held a small family meeting.
Yang Tian naturally wanted to follow.
On Xu's side, although she is still in good health, she is getting older and suffers from serious illnesses as well as minor ones.
Shen Rui was a little conflicted. On the one hand, he was worried about his mother's health and was afraid that the fatigue of traveling and driving would tire her out; on the other hand, he hoped that she could go out for a walk, like the old people around him in his previous life, traveling and seeing the scenery.
, especially Dengzhou, which is close to the sea, has a pleasant climate and is a livable place. Maybe her health will be better if she changes to a warm and humid environment.
Mrs. Xu, however, did not hesitate at all, and expressed her intention to follow her son to his new post. It was not that she did not believe in Yang Tian's ability to manage the family. In the short year since Yang Tian was married, she had already managed the house in order, allowing Mrs. Xu to
Quite satisfied.
In fact, the Xu family, who followed Shen Cang and let go of foreign duties in his early years, knew most that local officials, petty officials, and even gentry and village elders were not easy to get along with.
The son was young and neglected his foreign duties, and he was a high-ranking official. He didn't know how many calculations he would have to face. Yang Tian's new face was tender, and she was afraid that she would not be embarrassed to refuse many things. Mrs. Xu was really worried about it, so she decided to follow her.
go.
After all, she is a second-grade imperial concubine, and she has the status of an elder as the wife, so she can hold her own in many situations.
But within two days Shen Rui learned about the news that Dai Dabin's mother had died suddenly of a heart attack. She became frightened again, fearing that she would be exhausted, so she tried her best to persuade Xu to stay.
Naturally, Mrs. Xu also knew about Dai's mother. Seeing her son's filial piety, she couldn't help but feel sorry for her. However, she still insisted that she was fine and that she wouldn't be too tired after taking the boat, so Shen Rui didn't have to worry about her.
Although Shen Rui was worried, he couldn't persuade her no matter what. Later, she raised her eyes and looked angry, so Shen Rui had no choice but to give up.
Fortunately, more and more people were planning to follow Shen Rui. He and Zhang Qingbai could take care of Xu, so he felt relieved.
Lu Erqilang's daughter-in-law, Zhang Qingbai, stayed in Beijing, firstly to take care of some of the Lu family's business in Beijing, and also to build a good relationship with the Shen family.
With an order, when she heard that the eldest son of the Shen family was going to Shandong, she was very happy to follow him back to his hometown in Shandong.
Lu Erqilang has been out doing business all year round, and she has made all the decisions at home. Now she has not sent a message to Shanxi. She has already started arranging everything for the store in Beijing, and is ready to go home as soon as she packs her bags.
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As for her father Tianliangzi... her father is now an immortal. Unless she goes to the temple to offer incense, she can't see him. Moreover, her father has never needed her care.
Zhang Qingbai went to the temple to tell her, and Tian Liangzi gave her a few boxes of commonly used pills for appetizers, antidiarrheal tubes, headaches, and brain fever, without saying anything else.
As for the He family, after receiving the pension, she also bought a house and property in Beijing. However, Yang Tian had not yet entered the house at that time. As a foster daughter, she helped the Shen family run the household. Her child was small, so she had been living in the Shen family.
Later, when Yang Tian came over, Mrs. Xu did not let the mother and son go. After all, a young woman was alone with a young child and had such a large property. In the capital, a place where there are many powerful people and dragons and snakes are mixed together, it is not so reassuring.
Mrs. He felt that Mrs. Xu treated her sincerely, and that Brother Xiao Nan had already started studying with Shen Zhou, so he continued to live there.
Her mother and son were placed in a small independent courtyard on West Road. The house was spacious, had an independent kitchen, and had an independent corner door leading directly to the outside of the house, which was also very convenient.
Now that Mrs. Xu is going south with her son, Mrs. He, the adopted daughter, will have an awkward status if she stays in the Shen Mansion.
And she once took care of the house.
Now the eldest room in Shen Mansion goes to Ludi. There is no mistress in the second room, and only the third room is left.
The second master, Shen Zhou, packed up his belongings and went to live in the academy. Originally, Qingze Academy and Qingyi Academy were booming, and he was also extremely busy, not returning home once for ten days and a half.
The third wife has a doughy temper. She has been called a housekeeper for so many years, but in fact she has only been a hand-in-hand person and has never had any ideas.
When He moved out, she was worried about losing her support. Moreover, when she bought the house, there were no vacant houses for sale in the Renshoufang area. The location she bought was far away from the Shen Mansion, so if anything happened, she would not be able to take care of it.
If you stay, the third wife will not be able to manage the house here, and she will be in trouble whether she helps or not.
And she also knew in her heart that the third wife was not the Xu family. Although she was a good person, she was too soft-spoken. Her natal family had a rift with the Shen family due to the Shenzhou incident. If anyone provoked it, it would make it even more difficult for her in the future.
So after much thought, He decided to follow Xu.
The tribesmen in Beijing originally came here for Shen Rui, and the third master, a idle member of the Zhongshushe family, didn't need help, so Shen Ying stayed with two families, and the rest expressed their intention to leave with Shen Rui.
Most of the tribesmen who went north were not well-off. They had long heard that the Shen family was also making a living in Shandong. The tribesmen in the past were all prosperous. Now that Shen Rui is going to Shandong to become an official, they all happily follow him. go.
In this way, there will be a large team heading to Lu Di.
Mrs. Xu went there a few months later because she wanted to teach the first wife and the third wife how to run a house, and to arrange the servants in key positions. She also asked Shen Ying's wife to come over from time to time to take care of her, so that she would be safe.
Originally, the eldest son of the Shen family left, and Shen Zhou went to the academy again. The remaining third master was just a small middle school student, and he was not worthy of anyone else's plotting.
As long as the Shen family didn't have that evil servant causing trouble, nothing would happen.
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Moreover, when Shen Rui and his guests traveled together, they used several large cars to pull luggage and sundries, and were accompanied by about a dozen servants to protect them. It was a standard configuration for a young man from aristocratic families to go out. It was very ordinary and inconspicuous.
Shen Rui did not bring a maid with him, only a young servant accompanied him, and in addition was the master given by Yang Tinghe. Among the guards, he left Changshou to take care of the family affairs, and took Tian Shun with him.
Tian Shun was also born in She Xinzi, and he was as eloquent as his senior brother. He could talk to people and tell ghosts, and he was able to manage things along the way. He was much more sound than Zhang Chenglin and others who were trained by Changshou.
Dai Dabin and Lin Fuyu spent many years selling all the servants they bought in Beijing, and only brought back three or five servants they brought from Fujian. Then they hired two escorts from Shunfeng Biaoxing and made ten trips with them. executioner.
This group of people left the capital and went straight out of the Shuntian Prefecture. When they arrived at Hejian Prefecture, more than a dozen cavalry guards came to join them. The leader was Du Laoba's cousin Wang Guangzi.
He had previously participated in the plan to save Wang Yue on behalf of Du Laoba, so he had been to Shandong and was fairly familiar with the terrain of the three eastern prefectures of Shandong. He had also been in contact with Shen Rui and was relatively familiar with it, so he was sent by Du Laoba to protect Shen Rui. Rui.
There were many people in the capital and it was difficult to let too many people follow him. When Du Laoba got the news that Shen Rui was going to Shandong, he sent his brothers out early.
It's not just Wang Guangzi, there are other brothers in front of him, protecting him either life or secretly, and some green forest characters also say hello along the way.
Those on the road would not dare to rob officials, so Du Laoba would be able to provide another layer of insurance, and the local snakes were always well-informed. There were too many rogue bandits in Shandong, so if there was any trouble, the local snakes would be counted on to report it.
Shen Rui finally enjoyed the benefits of the inns at various stations set up by Baxian Car Company. In addition to the inns, these stations could replenish dry food and water, or even repair cars and replace horses, which were all very cheap.
After all, the territory of Beizhili, where the capital is located, is much more peaceful, and there are fewer refugees, so it was quiet all the way.
When we were about to leave Beizhili, the weather finally got warmer, and passers-by also brought news that the canal was open and ships heading south from Ande Shuiyi were now open.
Dezhou, Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province, is an important land and water route to Beijing. Because all water and land routes from nine provinces to Beijing pass through Dezhou, it is known as the "Gateway to Beijing with Nine Reaching Tianqus". It consists of Ande County and Ande River. The post, Andema Post, can be connected by water and land.
Shen Rui and Dai Dabin will part ways here. Shen Rui will take the land route to the east, while Dai Dabin will change to the water route to the south.
The group of people stopped at Liangdianyi at the junction of Beizhili and Shandong, where they packed things first and redistributed manpower.
When Dai Dabin left the capital, he brought out ordinary thugs from Shunfeng Biaoxing, but now Shen Rui replaced him with people with better martial arts skills.
One of them is Tian Shun's deputy. He used to have dinner with Tian Shun in the green forest in eastern Fujian in southern Jiangxi. This time he asked Ying to escort Dai Dabin back to Fujian. He planned to recruit more people in Fujian and join Shen Rui in Shandong.
After some distribution, everyone rested early.
However, Wang Guangzi came to Shen Rui and sent someone to guard outside the door. Then he lowered his voice and said to Shen Rui: "Second Master, Ding Dachong has sent a message. We are afraid that someone will target him. I just watched,
There is something wrong. Among the people eating in the front yard just now, some people were trying to trick us."
Shen Rui couldn't help but frowned, what's going on?
When they stayed at the inn along the way, they all made their identities known, and they all greeted each other on the green forest road. There were many people on their trip, but there was little luggage, and they didn't look rich...
Then they are not here to steal money.
He came to seek revenge.
"Is it accurate?" Shen Rui asked with a solemn face.
Wang Guangzi said without hesitation: "Nine times out of ten. But even if not, we should be more careful."
Unexpectedly, Shen Rui thought of Liu Jin chasing Wang Yue.
He boasted that he did not have such a deep enmity with Liu Jin, and since Liu Jin had many eyes and ears in the inner court, he would not have known why the young emperor sent him to Shandong this time.
If he wanted to kill him at this time, he would not only have to bear the revenge of Wang Hua, Yang Ting and the two elders, but also face the anger of the little emperor. Liu Jin should not be able to do such a stupid thing.
Then, he thought about the fact that Liu Jin was furious at the Hanlin Academy because of rumors about recruiting his son-in-law Dai Dabin.
Is this Liu Jin going to attack Dai Dabin?
In the history of the previous life, Liu Jin not only killed Wang Yue, but also chased and killed Wang Shouren! It is said that Wang Shouren escaped by jumping into a river and pretending to die.
If you don't like people, just kill them. Usually, that's not how politics is played. But Liu Jin is not a political person either.
His methods are so brutal and straightforward, such as using heavy shackles.
"You and Shunzi first try to find out how many people are staring at us." Shen Rui looked directly into Wang Guangzi's eyes and said, "If you look for someone among the brothers who understands water skills, move them to Mr. Dai."
These people had never done anything before, so they came here at this time, probably because they wanted to wait until they were separated before attacking Dai Dabin alone. Since Dai Dabin was in a boat, the easiest way was to scuttle the boat in the river.
Wang Guangzi has become very good at tracking and counter-targeting. When he rescued Wang Yue, he successfully counterattacked the people who were following him, so he patted his chest to ensure that he could catch all those who were following him.
He also said with regret: "It would be better if we were in the wilderness. Those tails in the back can be dealt with quietly. This road is next to the canal and is full of bustling villages and towns, so it is difficult to do anything."
Shen Ruihu asked: "It's hard for us to take action, and it's hard for them to take action. They won't burn down the inn, right?"
Although Wang Guangzi said: "Burning the inn?! That is a serious crime, and wouldn't it be even more troublesome for the court to track it down?"
But I didn't dare to take it lightly. I went downstairs to call Tianshun and Zhang Chenglin to check the wind direction. I checked around again, looked at the fodder in the stables, and put down the oil cans in the kitchen to prevent someone from piling fuel, pouring oil, and setting fire to the place.
Finally, the guards were divided into several teams and took turns.
Shen Rui also slept very lightly and would wake up at the slightest movement.
However, this night was uneventful.
The next day we will enter Shandong, and we can reach Andeyi in less than a day.
Shen Rui ordered the guards who were on duty yesterday to go to the car to sleep for a while. Everyone else was under martial law and paid attention to the surroundings.
Dai Dabin and Lin Fuyu are both good at riding horses. They usually go out to ride horses occasionally to stretch their muscles. Today Shen Rui asked them both to get into the car and not to come out until Ander arrived.
Shen Rui did not explain anything to Dai Dabin. This kind of thing was just his personal speculation. He only told them that there were bandits in Shandong and it was better to be careful.
Dai Dabin didn't object and got into the car with his cousin honestly.
There was nothing unusual in the morning. When everyone stopped to eat dry food and rest at noon, a bodyguard who had been along this road several times said: "After all, there is a famine in the south, and there are fewer traders on this road. I came here the year before last.
In the past, the road was full of people with carts pulling goods, and there were many women from nearby villages carrying water to sell along the road."
All the men who work well are low-level roughnecks, and they speak in a vulgar tone: "Why is it the mother-in-law who sells water? Is she selling water or people? You don't understand this, the mother-in-law's water is particularly sweet...
"
The escort spat at everyone, "A dog's mouth can't spit out ivory. That's because this place is close to the dock. Loading and unloading people on the dock are more profitable than digging for food in the dirt, so the men all went to the dock."
, the remaining women in the village saw a lot of people coming and going, so they came up with the idea of selling water and buying food."
Everyone went to make fun of Dong Daniu, who was eating cakes over there, "It's Daniu's colleague. Daniu, go back to the dock and let them see how the strong man carries the work."
Dong Daniu was already very strong. In the past two years of being with Shen Rui, and following Changshou, Zou Feng learned a lot of horizontal kung fu, and Shen Rui took him with him when he came out this time.
I didn't really intend to use him as a guard. Although he was domineering in martial arts, he still had an immature mind, so we really couldn't point him to improvise on the spot.
Shen Rui thought that his great strength might be useful in Dengzhou, for example, he could hold up a stone lion or something to intimidate some oily people.
Because Guizhi's mother became more and more popular around Yang Tian, Shen Rui also valued Dong Daniu and specially invited the Jinyi school captain to teach him martial arts. The servants of the Shen family all looked up to Dong Daniu and took good care of him.
No one made fun of him, but he was very protective.
The people at the escort agency were joking without paying attention, and someone from the Shen family's bodyguards came out to rescue Dong Daniu.
Dong Daniu didn't realize it and only ate his own cake. When someone handed him water, he opened his mouth and had a silly laugh.
At this time, Qi Sheng, the chief attendant beside Shen Rui, lifted the curtain of the car and called Wang Guangzi over.
Wang Guangzi knew that Shen Rui valued Dong Daniu, and thought that Shen Rui was dissatisfied because he saw Dong Daniu being teased, so he glared at the escorts who were talking nonsense, and then got into the car in two steps.
Unexpectedly, Shen Rui said: "Have the brothers outside sent you a message? Is there anything strange happening around you?"
Wang Guangzi was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "No. What's the matter, does the second master think something is wrong?"
Shen Rui said: "No, I just heard a few conversations outside. Although there are many villages nearby, there are almost no men. Even if something happened, women and children would not dare to come out to see. Now it is between Liangdian Yi and Ande Yi.
, there’s no way around it, and there aren’t many people on the road, but it’s a good place to start.”
I just had a full lunch and was basking in the warm sun. I was afraid I would feel sleepy. This was also the best time to start.
Before Shen Rui could finish his words, Wang Bangzi could no longer sit still and immediately said, "Master, please be safe. I'll go take a look." After that, he quickly jumped out of the carriage, greeted Tian Shun, and ordered directly.
The two people got on their horses and ran away.
Shen Rui also got out of the car and looked around with squinted eyes.
The sun was already high in the sky at this time, and the sun was scorching my eyes. After standing for a long time, my eyes felt white, as if I couldn't see people clearly.
It is a flat river with not even a raised hill. At a glance, the village seems to be on the horizon.
Shen Rui couldn't help but laugh. Could it be that he was neurotic? It would be too childish to plan an ambush in such a terrain.
The bodyguards over there had all eaten and drank enough. When they saw Shen Rui coming out, they all came over to greet him, and then went over to tidy up their horses and prepare to go on the road.
Shen Rui walked over and saw Dong Daniu still struggling with a piece of cake and chewing it vigorously. He smiled and patted his shoulder. Just when he was about to say "drink some water before eating", he heard a sharp whistle over there.
, is Wang Stick’s warning signal.
The surrounding bodyguards immediately became alert and mounted their horses one after another. They quickly set up a formation with experience and herded several vehicles together to form a protective circle.
Shen Rui shouted "Big Bull, get on the horse" and quickly mounted his horse. He then went to the car of Brother Dai Dabin and his master and told them to hide in the car and not come out.
Brother Dai Dabin was frightened for a moment and asked Shen Rui: "Are there any rogues?"
Shen Rui had no time to explain, so he just said: "Not necessarily, don't panic, we have many good hands."
Dai Dabin wanted to lift the curtain of the car and take a look, but Lin Fuyu held him tightly and refused to move, comforting him: "Don't cause trouble to Hengyun. The bandits are all rabble, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."
Even though he said this, his voice was shaking and his words were out of tune, showing that he was still extremely scared.
Dai Dabin was even more worried that although the bandits were not good at martial arts, if there were a large number of bandits...
But at this moment, he didn't have the strength to tie the chicken, and there was nothing he could do if he was anxious. He couldn't help but swear in his heart that if he returned home safely this time, he would practice martial arts like Brother Hengyun in the past three years.
Shen Rui then reined in his horse and looked in the direction where the whistle came from. First he saw Wang Guangzi and three other cavalrymen running quickly. Soon, a group of people followed behind them.
There was no rain or snow, and the dust on the road was dry in spring. The horses' hooves stepped on them, raising a huge amount of smoke, and it was difficult to tell how many people were coming. But the sound of hoofbeats sounded like there were many.
Shen Rui's heart sank.
This is not only to kill Dai Dabin, but I am afraid that he is also trying to keep himself.
A wave of cruelty surged in his heart. I didn't come to Ming Dynasty just to support you. I also want to do something in Shandong. How can you hurt me!
He held the long knife that had been hidden in the car in his hand. This knife was given to him by Lu Shiliu Lang. It was originally meant for viewing. The handle of the knife was inlaid with gold and treasures, but because it was a Japanese sword,
Shen Rui was very good at using it, so he found someone to change it and wrapped the handle of the knife in leather, making it unpretentious and easier to hold. He often used it when practicing his sword.
I took it with me when I went out this time as a backup for self-defense. I didn’t expect it to actually be used, but I ended up using it here.
He had previously imagined what he would do when faced with killing, how killing a wild beast would be the same as killing someone, and how killing someone by torture would be the same as directly slashing a person. He never knew what mentality he would use to face it.
He thought it would be in Dengzhou, facing pirates, but he didn't expect it to be here, facing an unknown eagle dog.
But when it came to the end, he actually had no mentality at all.
Only in my spare time do I think about useless things, emotions, and mentality.
At the critical moment of life and death, he only stared in the direction of the whistle, as if there was a task there that he was about to complete.
A life-or-death mission. You die, I live.
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There was a tall man with good eyesight standing on the car, holding a pergola with his hands and looking into the distance. He kept reporting the enemy's situation to everyone, "Not too many, maybe thirty or forty, not as many as us!"
"The three of them are so far behind, Mr. Stick, and their horses are not good either. Let's chop up their useless horses and drink them!"
When he said this, everyone burst into laughter and his morale was boosted.
But not long after, the man suddenly screamed: "No, they have bows and arrows! Hu Datou is carrying arrows!"
Everyone was shocked, Shen Rui's expression also changed, and he shouted sternly: "Surround the carts outside! Daniel! Stand up the carts and don't worry about the luggage!"
It's too late to enter the village, so make a bunker on the spot.
Everyone accepted the order one after another. Dong Daniu was not smart and did not know how to think, but he had been trained to respond to orders very quickly and hit wherever he was pointed.
He immediately lifted up the several large flatbed trucks behind them, and without caring about the luggage scattered all over the floor, he erected a row of large trucks in a few seconds. Those with carriages were also pulled to the sides to block them.
The men in Biaohang are good at riding horses, but they have never experienced horse fighting. These days, street gangsters only need to learn some boxing and kicking. Who would learn horse fighting if they don't go to the battlefield?
"If they charge forward on horseback, we will dismount and chop the horse's legs with a knife!" shouted an escort. Everyone agreed in agreement.
The men quickly clarified the division of labor: who would hide behind the cart and wait for the arrows to pass before fighting out, and who would ride guerrillas on horseback.
Anyone who knows anything knows that a person's arm strength is limited, and there are not many arrows that can be shot continuously. And I heard that they usually only shoot one round first, and then they are basically ready to charge forward.
Soldiers who are good at shooting arrows on horseback are even more scarce. As long as the horse runs fast, the arrow may not hit the target, and there is still a chance to disrupt the opponent's formation.
The bodyguards pulled the cars of Dai Dabin and Master to a distance, and assigned people to protect them.
The man who was standing on the car looking out was still reporting the news, "They were also looking at us as we set up the car. A few of them used arrows to shoot at them with sticks. Damn it, you forgot. If you didn't shoot just now, you must be hiding something."
The arrows are going to deal with us."
Shen Rui analyzed calmly: "There are not too many people who know how to bow and arrow. They also don't have too many arrows."
This is Texas, not a border town. Where did so many cavalrymen come from?
Last time they killed Wang Yue without using bows and arrows.
Folks are not allowed to have bows and arrows. If you really want to use arrows to hurt people, you cannot leave them alive, and the arrows must be dug out one by one. Even if the corpse is burned and the wound is not visible, the arrows cannot be burned. Leaving the arrows is equivalent to being exposed.
Own.
The use of arrows this time showed that he wanted to kill everyone here and leave no one behind.
Shen Rui sneered, since someone hates him so much, then he will fight until death!
Wang Guangzhi's horse ran the fastest and got away from those people far away. When he rushed over, he shouted from a distance: "The damn Wangbazi is hiding in the village and shooting cold arrows. I sent the signal, and the brothers behind him surrounded me in a moment.
, you guys have rounded up these oblivious guys."
Hearing that the signal had been given and reinforcements would arrive immediately, everyone was in high spirits.
At that moment, Tian Shun and Zhang Chenglin each led their guerrilla squads to attack separately, and assisted Wang Guangzi and the others.
The opponent started shooting arrows again, and just as Shen Rui expected, the man on the lookout shouted that less than ten people had bows, and the rest were armed with knives and spears, and they did not carry quivers.
Tian Shun and Zhang Chenglin were also quite experienced. After discovering this, they deliberately bullied others into firing arrows and then immediately fled far away, consuming the opponent's few arrows.
When the arrows were running out, the group behind them who were assigned to hide behind the cart mounted their horses one after another, led by Liu Zhuang and rushed over to engage in the battle.
However, when the two sides were fighting in a melee, a ridiculous scene happened. Many people in the two groups only knew how to ride horses and did not know how to fight on horseback. They simply jumped down and waved their swords.
As a result, the horse has completely become a means of transportation, and it has completed its mission by carrying people there.
Shen Rui rushed into the battle group on horseback. Seeing this situation, he ignored the people standing on the ground and went straight to those who were still on the horse.
Especially those carrying quivers.
In the melee, bows and arrows were already useless, and those people abandoned their bows and held knives, but the difficulty of removing the quiver became a clear sign.
The sword was extremely sharp, and soon he was full of blood. Shen Rui chopped down several riders along the way, and all won. Wang Guangzhi followed closely behind him, protecting him closely.
However, in the battle of hundreds of people, the battlefield was already extremely chaotic, with blood splattering and shouts of killing and pain intertwined together, making people dizzy and losing all sense, leaving only mechanical killing.
In the chaos, Shen Rui suddenly heard someone shouting loudly over there, "Stop fighting, go and kill all the pretty boys in the car first!" Shen Rui raised his knife and rushed over without even thinking.
The man suddenly saw someone approaching on horseback. He was startled and raised his gun with both hands to meet him. In the flash of lightning, the man subconsciously exclaimed: "Shen Rui?!"
Shen Rui didn't hesitate for a moment and already used his hands to use several moves. The man was stabbed in his right arm and lost his spear, but he grabbed his neck and yelled: "Shen Rui is not in the car! You fucking come here quickly!"
Shen Rui was startled, he was not going for Dai Dabin, but for himself? He didn't have time to think too much, he killed the man with a knife, then turned to face the enemies attracted by the man's shouting.
Qi Sheng and Wang Guangzi also fought extremely hard, but the skills of these riders were obviously much better than those of those who dismounted, so the two of them could not help but lose.
It seemed like a long time passed, and they didn't know how many people they had killed, and it seemed like it was just a moment. Not long after the fight started, there was suddenly a loud sound of horse hooves over there, and someone shouted "Kill the bandits and protect the second master", but it was Mr. Du.
Ding Dachong and others who had arranged to secretly protect Shen Rui eight years ago have arrived.
The two sides attacked, and the group immediately became confused.
I don't know if the leader was hacked to death by Shen Rui. The group was no longer able to unite. Some people wanted to lead the group to escape, but they were unable to break through the siege.
Here they all won, and Wang Guangzi had already protected Shen Rui from the battle circle and was watching the battle from the carriage side.
There were also several corpses next to the carriage, which were knocked down by the bodyguards guarding Dai Dabin. It was probably because they called out that Shen Rui was not in the carriage, so no one came here.
Seeing Shen Rui waiting to come back, Dai Dabin and Lin Fuyu also had the courage to get out of the car. Shen Rui comforted them and asked them to get back in the car and not get off.
Wang Guangzhi drank a water bag, wiped his face, shouted happily, and then turned to ask Shen Rui, who was staring at the battlefield: "Do you want the second master to survive?"
Shen Rui's face was also covered in blood, making it hard to see his expression. All he could hear was his cold voice: "It doesn't matter. Those who are willing to surrender will be kept first. If there are none, there is no need to deliberately capture them alive. The most important thing is not to hurt us."
Wang Guangzi said hello and said to Qi Sheng: "Protect the second master, I will replace Shunzi and Lao Zhang." After that, he drove his horse and rushed over again.
After a while, Liu Zhuang, who was following Zhang Chenglin, ran over, got off his horse, and asked Shen Rui: "How is the second master?"
Shen Rui nodded and said: "Nothing." Then he looked at Liu Zhuang's sleeves, which were stained red with blood, and said: "How are you injured?"
Liu Zhuang said: "Second Master, don't worry, it's nothing serious."
Zhang Chenglin still looked at Shen Rui carefully, and after confirming that he was not injured, he breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's unimaginable that such a thing would happen. We are still short of experience. If Brother Changshou is here, we will not let the two
I was frightened."
Liu Zhuang gritted his teeth and said: "Where did the killers come from? I will chop them into pieces and feed them to the dogs!"
Shen Rui patted them on the shoulders and said, "You have done a good job. This matter is also unpredictable."
While they were talking, Wang Guangzi, Tian Shun, and Ding Dachong over there had quickly ended the battle with an overwhelming advantage.
After an inventory, only five of the forty-three people on the other side were alive. As for Shen Rui's escort, seven of the bodyguards were dead, four were seriously injured, and more than ten were slightly injured.
This is the official road. It is not a secluded place. There are always merchants passing by. However, they probably saw fighting here. The merchants only wanted safety outside. No one dared to come over. Some people ran back to Ande County.
Report to the official.
Tian Shun also sent people to the village to buy water, and to Ande to ask for a doctor and buy medicine for injuries.
Shen Rui simply wiped his hands, face and hair with water and went back to the car to change out of his dirty clothes. When he came out, Wang Guangzi came to see him with a strange look on his face.
"Second Master, one of those five is said to be an expert in the factory. Liu Jin sent them to kill Mr. Dai. He said that Mr. Dai didn't know how to promote and angered Liu Jin." Wang Guangzi's voice became lower, "Brothers, look at this
, that man, and a few dead men carrying quivers on their backs, all without eggs. The man said that the people around him were all bandits he hired, and if he wanted to kill someone, he would blame them on the bandits."
Tian Shun joined in and said: "Didn't the leader Gao Wenhu (Gao Wenhu) come to Shandong to suppress bandits? Master Du Ba asked all the Eight Immortals' inns here to help. I also went to the inn to ask about it. Mr. Gao
They were suppressing bandits in Puzhou and Caozhou, but there are no bandits here."
Wang Guangzi nodded and said: "Exactly, I also want to say this, and the brothers on this road also said that there are no bandits in this area. If there are these people, it is impossible for them not to hear the movement."
Shen Rui nodded and said: "Go and continue questioning, just say that I know they are coming after me. It doesn't matter if they don't tell the truth. I didn't plan to let them confront anyone in court, so I just took care of them."
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Wang Guangzi smiled and said hello.
After a while, Wang Guangzi came back with an extremely ugly face, and said in a low voice: "He is a man who can withstand the punishment. He broke ten of his toes before he said he was from Dongchang. But isn't Qiu Ju already in prison?"
I knocked on his leg bone again, but he didn't change his story, he just said that he was sent by Qiu Ju to kill you, Er Ye."
Five days after Shen Rui and the others set out, news came from Beijing, saying that the testimony given by the woman who sued Qiu Ju matched the evidence sent back by Wang Yue, and that Qiu Ju was so crazy that he sent people to jail.
The woman was killed. The emperor was furious, and Qiu Ju and all his confidants were sent to Beizhen Fusi Prison. Qiu Ju's several private houses, shops, and farmland were all confiscated. It is said that there were nearly ten million taels of gold and silver.
huge.
Wang Guangzi was astonished and said that this was no longer a mountain of gold and a sea of silver.
Tian Shunye said that he had seen the treasure house hidden on the island by Dahai Bandit, and that was probably it.
Shen Rui knew that the wealth of these powerful eunuchs was staggering. He remembered reading information in his previous life. When Liu Jin's family property was confiscated, hundreds of millions of gold and silver and countless treasures were confiscated. Looking further ahead, Wang Zhen, the great eunuch of the Orthodox Dynasty, had his home confiscated.
At that time, there were "more than sixty hoards of gold and silver, hundreds of jade plates, and more than twenty corals six or seven feet high. He treasured them without thinking."
From this we can see in whose hands the wealth in the world is in the end.
Wang Guangzi thought that since Qiu Ju and his gang had been dealt a blow, it was impossible to send anyone out, so this person's confession must be a lie.
But Shen Rui shook his head and said: "As smart as you are, I didn't notice anyone following me along the way. I'm afraid they were sent out first, so they are waiting for me here."
And Dai Dabin.
Since Liu Jin could be framed to kill Dai Dabin, I think Qiu Ju had settled the matter.
Shen Rui thought about it, Qiu Ju spread rumors to provoke Liu Jin, and he was secretly informing the emperor about Grandpa Sun. He was afraid that this plot had been planned for a long time.
He sneered and ordered Wang Gunzizi: "Before the officers and soldiers come, collect all the arrows that fell along the way, and search these people for their bows, quivers, arrows, and some others that can prove their identities."
Keep all the waist badges and the like. Divide them into two copies and send one back to Beijing for Liu Jin."
However, Qiu Ju might have died in Fusi Prison in Beizhen before his "evidence" could be delivered to Liu Jin.
Without this frame-up, Liu Jin could not bear Qiu Ju and wanted to kill him quickly.
Wang Guangzi couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. Shen Rui glanced at him and continued to order: "Tell our people that they are rogue bandits."
Only then did Wang Guangzi respond.
Shen Rui turned to Tian Shun and said: "Shunzi made a hard trip to the nearby Dezhou Guard to persuade the chief of the guard station to give them a copy of the great achievements in suppressing the bandits. Hurry, look at the time, people in Ande County will be here before dark today
If they can't make it, then they will only send people tomorrow. Before noon tomorrow, they must bring the soldiers from the guard station. We cannot kill these people."