In the south of Jiangling City, not far from Guandi Temple, is Guanzipu.
Many people have gathered in front of Guanzipu for several days in a row, waving banknotes in their hands, but none of them have the consciousness of "keeping their wealth private".
"Can't you redeem it today?"
"I can't redeem it."
"I wanted to redeem it more than a month ago, but now many shops are closed."
"What's going on?"
"It's a long story. In the past two years, Huizi was demoted so much that you couldn't even buy a pair of straw sandals for three to five hundred dollars, right? The giant merchants in the south of the Yangtze River had this trick in order to facilitate the exchange of gold and silver. This summer, the government took back
With the issuance of Guanzi, the giant businessmen seem to have suffered a big loss. But this matter is not as simple as it seems."
"I remember that when the Economic Circle Law came out, the prefect said, 'All the people from all over the world are raising their heads to look forward to the New Deal in Hebei Province.' Isn't that simple?"
"You think about it, it was released in mid-July, right? In mid-August, prices dropped three times, as if the imperial court had robbed the gold and silver of the giant merchants to stabilize prices. But how can these giant merchants be so easy to control?"
"I heard that in October alone, all the Guanzipu stores in Zhejiang and Jingxiang were sold out."
"Hey, this brother also knows? Those rumors are all true. The giant merchants in Jiangnan printed a large amount of banknotes before the court took action and made a lot of money."
"I also heard that the gold and silver confiscated are all lacquered and will fall off as soon as they are scratched."
"Damn, no wonder I can't redeem it."
"Alas, it's us ordinary people who are suffering."
"Speaking of which, as long as we don't get along with Bian, I won't accept the paper goods..."
These people who can still hold on to their livelihood are not too poor. They all have sad faces, but they can still get by.
They complain like this, and in the end if they really can't pay it off, they are just trying to find ways to spend the trouble in their hands.
Of course, I'm still very uneasy.
Suddenly, someone said: "I heard that the new Qin Tongpan was forging a pass in Jiangyuan."
"What?! Then the money in our hands isn't..."
"Really, I saw it with my own eyes. The paper materials and paints that come in and out of Jiangyuan every day are all there."
"Does the prefect just not care?"
“Officials protect each other!”
"No! Come with me if you have the guts! Let's go to the government office to ask for an explanation. We must investigate!"
"Let's go! I already dislike that person named Qin..."
Jiangyuan.
The brush was put aside. Yang Hui turned to look at Qin Jiushao and said, "Right?"
His entire eye socket was black, obviously he hadn't slept well for many days, but his eyes were clearly a little excited.
"That's amazing." Qin Jiushao sighed and smacked his lips again, "Who on earth came up with such an algorithm?"
"But it's still wrong. What is this graphic?"
"Avoid it, print the numbers on the back according to our algorithm, and try transporting it to Shu. If possible, take the Han River this time and go to Hanzhong to redeem it..."
Yu Desheng sat aside and looked at the algorithm they were discussing, seemingly understanding it but not understanding it.
But he knew that the new batch of Sichuan and Shaanxi coupons could be forged again.
Although Qin Jiushao is arrogant because of his talent, he is indeed capable.
This is completely different from Ma Qian.
Ma Qian is very polite to others, but unfortunately he is incompetent.
One can't help but sigh that there are so many talents in the Song Dynasty, and Jia Pingzhanggong promoted them at will, and there are talented people who can take charge of their own affairs.
On Li Ni's side, only Li Xia has the ability, and those who govern are all a bunch of losers, who only send spies here every time to make small troubles...
suddenly.
"Alang! Prefect Yang, Wang Xuezheng has brought many people here, they must enter the inner courtyard..."
"Prefect Yang? Wang Xuezheng?" Yu Desheng turned around, listened, and suddenly asked: "What's going on outside?"
"Yeah, what's that noise?"
Qin Jiushao had already stepped out of the hall, listened for a while, and sneered: "What kind of trouble does Yang want to cause me again?"
"Why did you offend him?" Yu Desheng was slightly unhappy.
"Because he is not from Pingzhang Gong, otherwise why would Pingzhang Gong need me to come?" Qin Jiushao smiled and said matter-of-factly: "What's more, he is Ma Guangzu's in-law. No matter how I please him, he doesn't care about me.
It’s pleasing to the eye.”
"Can't you be polite to him like us?"
Yu Desheng shook his head and strode to the outer hall, intending to take care of all these troubles for Qin Jiushao.
He also thought that three years ago, Ping Zhanggong recommended Qin Jiushao to serve as the governor of Qiongzhou. He only took office for a hundred days. Because of his corruption, the officials and the people made a big fuss, so the court had to remove Qin Jiushao from his post.
But this time it was different. This time Ping Zhanggong fully supported Qin Jiushao, and it was useless for anyone to impeach him.
When we arrived at the front yard, it became increasingly noisy.
…
"Look! That's a fake pass!"
"Get them!"
"Peng!"
Yu Desheng just walked to the door and saw two boxes smashed to the ground, scattering Guanzi and Huizi all over the floor.
He raised his head and saw a sea of people outside the courtyard.
I can't count how many people there are.
After a while, Yu Desheng met the eyes of several officials standing outside the door and saw the anger in their eyes... and a hint of schadenfreude.
"frame?"
Just when this thought came to my mind, I heard the roaring sound.
"We're going in!"
"Stop them!"
"The prefect of Jiangling is here, who dares to touch the people under the prefect's rule..."
"Punch it in..."
Only then did Yu Desheng want to use the prestige of Pingzhang Gongmen to suppress the situation.
However, the situation on this day suddenly exceeded the expectations of these officials.
Several men in the crowd suddenly rushed out and pounced on Yu Desheng.
"Stop it for me..."
"Peng!"
Yu Desheng saw a golden light flash before his eyes, and he fell to the ground.
He did not expect that someone would dare to beat the guests of Pingzhang Gongmen in front of Jiangling Mansion officials and so many soldiers.
"Peng!"
Another punch came down.
"Go in! Otherwise the evidence will be destroyed again!"
The men who beat him continued to shout while beating Yu Desheng.
The crowd had already disappeared, and all kinds of shoes were crowded at the courtyard gate, constantly moving inward.
Yu Desheng tried hard to stand up and find his guards, but was hit on the head again.
His face felt hot, blood flowed down, and he felt his eyes go dark, followed by severe pain...
"Grab it!"
Someone shouted again and held up a beautiful porcelain.
"My! My..."
The situation is getting out of control.
These people, who were supposed to come to investigate and seek justice, had a faint tendency to riot.
Finally, a fire lit up the paper money workshop hidden in Jiangyuan.
"They're going to destroy the evidence!"
"Find Qin Jiushao! Don't let him escape..."
In the evening, Tiantai Mountain and the southern bank of Jinting Lake.
"Don't let Jia Sidao escape!"
Lu Xiaoyou jumped ashore with his crossbow in hand, glanced at the small boat left on the shore, and thought about which way Jia Sidao ran.
They were all from Sichuan. The rowing boat was too slow, allowing Jia Sidao to escape far away. But chasing him in the mountains and forests was faster.
This place is far away from Tongbai Palace. Lu Xiaoyou calculated the distance and had a sense of proportion.
After looking around, there was no one around. There was only a mountain road in the south leading to a small Taoist temple.
In addition, only the area along the lake is relatively flat, while the rest are rough mountain roads.
"Brother, let's look for them separately?!"
Lu Xiaoyou was a little moved, but still said: "No, everyone chases together, go this way!"
He chose to pursue it eastward along Jinting Lake.
It was impossible for Jia Sidao to go to the small Taoist temple to wait for death. He would have to go back to Tongbai Palace from the lake. Since it was difficult to go to the west, he could only go to the east.
Moreover, he had just seen from a distance that Jia Sidao seemed to be escaping from here.
The more than ten people walked not very fast. As they walked, they also looked at the mountains and forests to prevent Jia Sidao from hiding in them...
Lu Xiaoyou didn't expect that this time it would go so smoothly.
Before, Yan Yunyun wanted to kill Jia Sidao, but he didn't even know whether he was inside or outside the city.
This time, even Jia Sidao knew that he would stay in Tongbai Palace for a few days.
According to Lu Shulao, the senior official of the court he contacted was a "good friend" of Jia Sidao.
Therefore, Lu Xiaoyou took a look with the observation tube in the mountain, and immediately ordered his men to move in diagonally, use thunder cannons to separate Jia Sidao and the guards of Tongbai Palace, and then surrounded and killed them.
But Lu Xiaoyou was very confused.
"Jia Sidao, a prime minister, why did he come to this deep mountain instead of staying in Lin'an?"
He asked Mr. Lu Shu many times about this question.
Mr. Lu Shu didn't know either, but he said that since there was such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, he just had to seize it.
…
After chasing after each other, they turned around a mountain col and finally saw two figures running in front of them. They were Jia Sidao's bodyguards.
"Fire the arrow!"
Lu Xiaoyou shouted loudly, raised his crossbow and fired.
More than ten arrows were missed, shooting the two men to the ground.
“Where is Taoist Jia Sidao?!”
"Oh, Mr. Pingzhang is safe... uh."
Lu Xiaoyou was born in the military and did not have many interrogation skills. He killed the two of them directly. He stood up and said: "Evacuate, we can't find them."
Wang Cui strode to catch up and said, "It's such a good opportunity, why are you withdrawing now?"
"If we look any further, we will encounter those guards. We can evacuate safely now." Lu Xiaoyou scratched his head and said, "We have agreed that we can leave without a single blow. Isn't this... impossible?"
"over there!"
Suddenly there was another shout.
Lu Xiaoyou looked up and saw Jia Sidao just climbing over a cliff in the distance behind the hilltop to the east and behind the tall tree crowns.
Apparently, Jia Sidao discovered that there were pursuers behind him, so he asked his guards to divert the pursuers away, hid in the forest alone, and then climbed to the top of the mountain.
"Hurry up and chase..."
"Come back to me!"
Lu Xiaoyou shouted and stopped everyone else.
Only Wang Cui was already running into the dense forest, and he didn't care about her.
"You guys, get rid of these two corpses and retreat to the south. Once you're far away, fire a few thunder cannons to lure away the guards. Then withdraw and wait for me to meet at the agreed place."
"yes."
"Remember to lure away the guards..."
Lu Xiaoyou walked into the dense forest calmly and muttered something in his heart.
"How could such a good prime minister come to this wretched place? Oh, it's his hometown..."
He didn't walk very fast, and his main purpose was to ensure that no guards would chase him.
As for killing people, Wang Cui's martial arts skills are enough.
Night falls.
Finally, Lu Xiaoyou heard shouts and curses coming from the cliff ahead.
"You bitch! You are too ridiculous. Kill me? Have you taken refuge with Li Ni and want to follow in the rebellion?"
Long Lake.
This is more than ten miles northeast of Jianglingfu City.
In the night, Qin Jiushao fled to the lake and finally found a fishing boat among the reeds. He quickly rushed over and untied the cable.
He thought of the old stories his father told him. In the twelfth year of Jiading, there was a rebellion in Xingyuan, and the rebels invaded Bazhou. His father must have run away like this to avoid disaster...
Suddenly, there was the sound of footsteps behind him, and there were dozens of people.
"do not come!"
Qin Jiushao suddenly turned around, lit the fire seal, and shouted: "I have a thunderbolt in my hand, whoever comes over will die!"
"Qin Jiushao, you can't escape!"
Qin Jiushao sneered and said: "People from the government office? You were all deceived by that hypocrite Yang Zhan. He said he wanted to investigate, but he was just to eliminate dissidents. What if you wait..."
"Then you made a mistake. It was Magistrate Yang who was deceived by me."
"Huh? You are Li Xia's people! You know the power of this thunder cannon in my hand. Just go farther away. I will resign and return home, and I won't provoke you anymore."
"That won't work. If you dare to forge Sichuan-Shaanxi coupons, you must follow the law..."
“Where is the law?!”
"Sichuan and Shaanxi Laws and Regulations."
"This is Jingxiang..."
"You were driven out by the officials and people of Jingxiang."
Qin Jiushao shouted: "Don't come over!"
He took a step back and stepped onto the small fishing boat.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew and the fire stick in his hand went out.
Ahead, the men who were approaching step by step rushed over.
Qin Jiushao immediately picked up the long pole and went to fight.
He was very skilled in martial arts, and he could hold out for a long time when one was against ten.
But in the end, he was kicked down hard in the mud.
Qin Jiushao groaned and said angrily: "Today... I fell into the hands of a villain!"
"You are the fucking villain!"
Jiang Fan stepped forward, stepped on Qin Jiushao, and ordered his subordinates to pick up the rope and tie him up.
"Sigh! A lackey! Rebellion..."
"You have such a bad reputation and you dare to scold me? Let's see how the people in Jiangling scold you!"
"The political enemies are just confusing right and wrong. When I went to Jiangling, I eliminated the evil villains who killed people and sacrificed ghosts, and restrained the rebels and traitors. I did much more than the stupid prefect who was eating nothing..."
Jiang Fan pulled the rope hard and lifted up the tied Qin Jiushao. Seeing that he was still cursing, he suddenly leaned over and sniffed hard.
"stench!"
Qin Jiushao was stunned for a moment, and he could indeed smell the stench coming from the mud on his body.
"Stink!" Jiang Fan cursed again and spat: "I haven't learned much about being an official, and I'm covered in the stench of officialdom!"