Xi Jingchao's official robe was already full of holes, and her face was bruised and bruised. At first, she wanted to stop the fight. After all, as a county magistrate, there was no reason to watch this kind of thing happen on her own territory.
But he couldn't help it, and a black fist came out of nowhere and knocked Xi Jingchao to the ground. Now Xi Jingchao was also angry. He was more or less an official of the imperial court. He was beaten, and his face suddenly lost its expression.
Taking off his official hat, Xi Jingchao shouted to the other side: "Captain Xing, tell the brothers to stop fighting and beat these ** for me. Oops, the attack is really heavy..."
The magistrate gave an order, and Qing Zhuang, the Yamen servant, also joined the fighting group, and the situation became even more chaotic. It was rare for the magistrate to lead his people to fight against the magistrate.
At the top of Yuci City, there were dozens of soldiers hiding in the corner, not knowing what to do. A middle-aged man stuck his head out, looked at the chaos outside, and scratched his head anxiously. At this time, the person next to him asked
He said, "Inspector Lu, what should we do? Who can we help?"
Although Lu Hao is an inspection officer and seems to be a figure, in fact, his inspection role does not have much status in Yuci County. He has to listen to the county magistrate for everything, and in many cases he has to be supervised by the local government.
The gentry was constrained. Because of their awkward status, they also developed an all-round character. Lu Hao has always been unwilling to offend anyone, but now, the county magistrate and the prefect are fighting. It will not be a problem if he continues to wait and see like this.
If the two don't help each other, then whoever wins in the end will have to settle the score. Whether it's the prefect, the governor, or the county magistrate, crushing an inspector is like crushing an ant.
Who do you want to help? Lu Hao was also worried, "Who do you want to help?"
"Huh?" The soldiers behind him were all confused. Isn't it the official's decision on this kind of thing? Why did he kick the ball back? A young man scratched his head, thought about it for a long time, and said hesitantly: "Inspector Lu,
I think we have to help the county magistrate."
"Eh? Tell me, why do you want to help the county magistrate?"
"Lu Xunjian, think about it carefully, we are all natives of Yuci County, and the folks are working hard outside. If we help the government officials, how can we stay in Yuci County in the future?
Afterwards, if the government office gets the upper hand and wants to cause trouble for us, the worst we can do is take off our skins and join the army in the north. But I heard that many of the able-bodied men of the Chang family were incorporated into the Yunfu garrison, and the treatment was good.
It's much better than us. Isn't Mr. Inspector Chang an old acquaintance of Mr. Chang? With his recommendation, it would be better to be the leader of the team in Yun Mansion and continue to lead our brothers than to be treated like birds here."
Lu Hao thought for a while and then slapped his forehead, "Yes, I'm afraid of a ball. The worst I can do is quit my job and go to the north to join the army. Mom, brothers, copy the guys and drive out those bastards from the government office. Our Yuci County
There is no man who does not carry a handle."
"Kill!" Lu Hao led dozens of people out of the city gate and rushed directly to the rear, aiming directly at where Geng Ruxi and Gao Jie were.
There were not many people around Lu Hao, but he charged with great momentum. Geng Ruqi swallowed his saliva and couldn't help feeling a little afraid. Looking at this posture, Yuci's army and people were all in rebellion.
Geng Ruqi also had a headache. He had never expected that this would happen. Yuci's military and civilians were violently causing trouble. Could it be possible that they would really wipe it out with heavy hands? These were Yuci's military and civilians, not rogue bandits. In desperation, Geng Ruqi reached out and touched Gao Jie.
on his shoulders, "Master Gao, what should we do in this situation now?"
Gao Jie frowned and cursed in his heart. Geng Ruxi was a little timid, but he didn't dare to admit it. Humph, this clearly meant that he was being asked to admit his cowardness before he got ahead of someone higher. The first level of an official was overwhelming, so Gao Jie had no choice but to give up.
He lamented: "It won't be good for anyone if we continue to fight. If there are too many casualties, we will be under great pressure, and it will be difficult for the court to explain. It is better to withdraw first and think about it again."
"Well, that's very good. Just follow Master Gao's wishes!" Geng Ruxi waved his hand, and Zhang Honggong hurried to the front and ordered to retreat.
.......
Geng Ruqi and others were thinking about how to solve this big problem in Yuci County, but before they could come up with a good solution, a fierce anti-tax craze broke out in Shanxi. The gentry in Shouyang, Yu County and other places, because of the military attack in Taiyuan Prefecture,
The incident in Yuci County is also about to cause trouble.
In a melee outside Yuci County, more than 20 soldiers and civilians of Yuci were killed or injured. The Shanxi gentry did not want to suffer such treatment. For a time, the Shanxi gentry headed by Shanxi merchants led the local people to launch a wave of violence.
In the midst of the wave of anti-tax craze, they stormed the county government office, seeking an explanation. There were even elderly people who sat in at the county government office and refused to go home even after being beaten to death.
There are Shanxi merchants running around, crying to people. In the past two years, Shanxi merchants have tightened their belts and tried their best to serve the court. There was a pay riot in Jizhou and there was a famine in Shaanxi. Shanxi merchants were always at the forefront. But now, the court does not reward them.
Forget it about Shanxi merchants, they still have to levy a commercial tax.
It’s okay to increase commercial taxes, but why can’t the imperial court treat everyone equally? Why does South Zhili Jiangnan still maintain a tax of 30 to 1?
Shouyang, Yuxian and other places were in chaos, and Shanxi merchants from Yuzhou, Wutai and other places followed closely. Now the pressure on the counties doubled, and official documents requesting the government to send troops for support arrived like snowflakes in front of Geng Ruqi and Gao Jie.
Geng Ruqi's head was as big as a fight. They had never expected this situation before. When there was chaos in Shaanxi, it was the rebellion of the hungry people. There was also chaos in Shanxi, but it was the rebellion of the gentry.
Geng Ruqi gritted his teeth. He knew very well that he had to suppress the chaos. If it got bigger and went to the court, it would be very detrimental to his career. It was obviously a little late to back off now. Besides, as a Dong
If Lin Party members and cabinet spokespersons shrink back, then the magistrates and counties in various places will not do their best. The court needs money, really needs money, otherwise it would not be so heavy-handed against Shanxi merchants at this time.
"General Zhang, you must gather troops and horses within two days, rush to support everywhere, and beat those bastards hard. How dare you treat the laws of the imperial court as nothing? It is simply unreasonable!"
The corner of Zhang Honggong's mouth twitched invisibly. He had to listen to Geng Ruchi's order, but he also scorned this order. Geng Ruchi wanted to be the vanguard of the Donglin Party, but it was Zhang Honggong who was really determined to take the lead.
If someone were to be held accountable in the future, the most unlucky person would definitely be Zhang.
Zhang Honggong is not a reckless person to be able to achieve the position of Shanxi Commander-in-Chief. On the surface, he agreed, but when he gave orders to the generals, he specifically asked not to go too far.
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Geng Ruqi and Gao Jie successively issued orders, and soldiers and horses were rampant in Shanxi and began to arrest the gentry who took the lead in making trouble. As a result, this behavior completely angered the Shanxi merchants, and the chaos in the three Jin Dynasties became more and more intense. Later, Datong Prefecture was also