Yuan Zonggao went to Zhou Yamen and when he came back, he met with Zhu Youjia alone without even calling Zhang Zuo.
In the study, Yuan Zonggao told Zhu Youji truthfully about what he heard in the state government office in detail.
After hearing this, Zhu Youjia looked solemn.
"...Yuan Changshi, there have always been bandits in the Huguang area. Why do you say this time that the bandits came to our Prince Xing's Mansion? Is the detailed confession of someone who came to the city to spy on the news credible?"
It turned out that the Inspection Department had captured several spies who had gone to the city to spy on the news, and among them there was actually a bandit leader. After being tortured, they learned that the bandits were about to attack Anlu Prefecture, and the target turned out to be Wangzhuang, the residence of Prince Xing, outside the city.
Of course Zhu Youji thought this news was too ridiculous.
After all, Prince Xing’s Mansion is also a member of the royal family, and has the regular armed force of the Prince’s Yiwei Division under his command. How dare you, a group of thieves, to cause trouble for the Prince’s Mansion?
You are tired of living!
Yuan Zonggao sighed: "I didn't believe it before, but after meeting Kuang Zhizhou himself and reading the eucalyptus document, I learned that the bandits came from Jiangxi, and they obviously had a close relationship with... Ning Fan of Nanchang Prefecture.
dense."
"hiss."
Zhu Youjia took a breath of cold air.
Ordinary thieves, let alone targeting Prince Xing's Mansion, would run for their lives even when faced with an ordinary county government office.
But this time the intelligence revealed that the bandits who threatened the safety of Anlu Prefecture were actually supported by Prince Ning, and their courage was certainly not comparable to that of ordinary petty thieves.
"Prince Xing, I'm sorry to say that Bohu is in Prince Xing's Mansion. Although it has never been publicized to the outside world, he has lived in Anlu for more than a year and has returned to his hometown to visit relatives before. It is inevitable that he will not be targeted by Ning Fan.
...Ning Fan dare not openly oppose me, Prince Xing's Mansion, but if he uses conspiracy and deceit to cause trouble..."
Yuan Zonggao mentioned a very realistic problem.
Prince Xing's Mansion is not in the Jiangxi territory, and has nothing to do with Prince Ning. Logically, they should be in peace with each other.
But the problem is that Prince Xing's Mansion and Prince Ning's Mansion had a dispute because of Tang Yin.
Tang Yin pretended to be crazy and escaped from Nanchang City. He probably knew some inside stories about Prince Ning's rebellion, but he was taken in by Prince Xing's Mansion. In Prince Ning's view, you clearly don't give me face.
On the surface, I can't do anything to bring you to the palace, but I will direct some thieves who are running errands to go to Anluzhou to cause trouble, and plunder the Wangzhuang, so that you can't have peace in the palace, and also hit your economic lifeline...
…This is not difficult for Prince Ning’s Mansion.
Zhu Youjia frowned and said: "Yuan Changshi, you have done analysis before. Tang Jiaoxi may know the inside story of Prince Ning's rebellion. Do you think about this matter... is it necessary to report it to the court? Prince Ning's mansion dares to cause trouble with bandits.
Would it be too cowardly to tolerate it now?"
In the past, Prince Xing's Mansion didn't want to pay attention to what Prince Ning's Mansion was doing in Jiangxi, but now they are bullying him. If he still avoids it blindly, wouldn't it be too weak?
How will the world view Prince Xing’s Mansion?
But Yuan Zonggao shook his head: "Yuan once served as a post in Jiangxi for one year and has a deep understanding. King Ning is good at buying and deceiving people, and he has many traitors in the court. Even the supervisory censors and yamen at all levels in Jiangxi have followed him many times.
The imperial court reported on Prince Ning's illegal activities, but they were all covered up by his clever words and colors.
"Our Xingwang Palace itself has a bad relationship with the DPRK and China. If we are falsely accused by those traitors and say that our Palace is causing trouble and having disobedient intentions..."
Zhu Youjia frowned.
Even if Yuan Zonggao did not continue, Zhu Youqian also realized that this mature and prudent official of the palace had always advocated cutting off contact with people in the court, protecting himself wisely, and preparing for the attack.
It was okay to keep a low profile in the past. The problem is that now that Prince Ning’s Mansion is about to poop on his head, should he still retreat?
Yuan Zonggao said: "King Xing, from what I have seen, we must quickly organize manpower to complete spring plowing, and strengthen guards in all villages. Once bandits attack, respond in time... In addition, the old and weak women and children in the Wangzhuang outside the city should be one step ahead."
Moved to the city and settled down."
Zhu Youjia shook his head: "There are limited houses in the city, how can there be so many places to stay?"
Yuan Zonggao smiled and said: "Isn't there Zhu Hao?"
"Um!?"
Zhu Youqian never thought that this kind of thing could be related to Zhu Hao.
Yuan Zonggao changed his solemn expression before and said with a smile: "Huang Fantai's brother-in-law, Su Xi, is in charge of the Guisu family and has some local industries. You can ask him for help on this matter. If Huang Fantai is concerned about the rebellion in Anlu and understands that it is difficult to get out of Prince Xing's Mansion, there is no need to
When the troops are officially sent out, as long as they mobilize their troops and build momentum, the bandits will not dare to run rampant.
"Furthermore, Zhu Hao and his mother run a house-shattering business and have a rich family fortune. There may be idle houses in the local area that can be borrowed by Prince Xing's Mansion."
Obviously Yuan Zonggao didn't know the details of Zhu Niang, mother and son, and thought that the business was very big and they had a lot of property.
Little did he know that Zhu Niang was afraid of being missed by the Zhu family, so even if she bought property, she would always buy it outside the city. As for the house, there was only that old house, and the others were properties purchased secretly by Zhu Hao, which had never been made public. She wanted to settle down in Wangzhuang.
The old, weak, women and children who moved into the city obviously did not have that strength.
Zhu Youqian nodded happily: "Then let Yuan Changshi handle this matter."
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Previously, the Palace Chief Shi Si was overpowered by the Cheng Feng Division due to the absence of the two bosses, Zhang Jingming and Yuan Zonggao. After Yuan Zonggao came back, the internal fight with Zhang Zuo ended in failure, making the recent decline of the Prince's Chief Shi Si obvious.
This time through the rebellion, Yuan Zonggao was determined to regain his power.
Zhang Zuo only has control over the palace's warehouses and big accounts, but there are bandits outside the city, so he needs to communicate with the government. Yuan Zonggao was born as a Jinshi, and last year he served as Jiangxi's envoy for a year. He has extremely rich official connections, and it is difficult to negotiate with local officials.
Couldn't be more convenient.
As for mobilizing manpower and material resources to prevent theft, it is naturally better for a wise old man like Yuan Zonggao to take charge. No matter how you say it, Zhang Zuo is just a slave. In the eyes of the world, once major events occur, only scholars can make the decision.
The domestic slave is responsible for the domestic slave's affairs. Although the palace knows that you are loyal, but for the overall management of troops, money and food, the domestic slave should stand aside and obey orders.
After Zhang Zuo learned about this, his first reaction was to go to Tang Yin to discuss it.
He, Zhang Zuo, could not replace Yuan Zonggao's position in the palace, but if Tang Yin was added, he would have the opportunity to be cunning. When he arrived at the East Courtyard, he was told that Tang Yin, Fan Yikuan, Lu Song and Jiang Lun were not there that day, and they actually made an appointment.
We went out for a drink together at the palace, and we might not be back until very late.
Zhang Zuo was anxious, but had no choice.
No matter how much you say that Tang Yin is serving King Xing and helping you Zhang Zuo with advice, he is looking up to you, but he is not obligated to listen to your arrangements in everything, and besides, you are not the one who pays Tang Yin...
Zhang Zuo suddenly realized that winning over Tang Yin was the top priority at the moment.
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At this time, Zhu Hao went home to meet his mother, and went to worship in front of his father's shrine. After telling him the good news that he had passed the county examination, he changed his clothes and went out of the city to do business.
Shopkeeper Ma came to his home in the morning and said he had business matters to discuss. Zhu Hao speculated that it was related to the Ouyang family's mirror business.
In fact, in the past two days, Zhu Hao also vaguely learned that bandits from Jiangxi Province had fled to the border of Huguang and colluded with local bandits to plunder Jiangbei Prefecture. Now they have broken into some villages built by landlords and gentry, burning, killing, and looting without hesitation.
The problem of theft in Jiangxi has long existed.
The two governors of southern Jiangxi failed to quell the rebellion. Wang Shouren, who did not know how to fight, was used by the court to deal with the bandits with all his strength, but no immediate results were seen for the time being.
According to historical records, bandits were rampant around the 10th year of Zhengde in Jiangxi. The main reason was the collusion between officials and thieves. Once the government had a plan to eradicate it, it was immediately communicated to the bandits. The bandits would be broken into pieces and hidden in
In the deep mountains and old forests, wait for the government to stop its activities before coming out to plunder.
In areas where the imperial court has relatively strong control, such as around Nanchang Prefecture and Wuchang Prefecture, bandits dare not provoke them at all, but in areas where defenses are relatively empty, such as Anlu Prefecture, which has two counties under its jurisdiction...
When bandits come, the government basically closes the city gates tightly. Each village forms a stronghold to protect itself, waiting for the bandits to attack. After looting and finding out that there is not much oil and water, the bandits will naturally move to the next area until the government organizes troops.
Ma Qing suppressed them, and then ran to the deep mountains and forests to hide.
The cycle goes back and forth.
Zhu Hao took people to the Han River and found that there were soldiers and horses from the inspection department patrolling the ferry.
Merchants gathered at Hanshui Wharf, and trade was developed. Goods from the south of the Yangtze River and Bashu were disembarked here and transported to the neighboring state capital. It was the most prosperous place in the state. Although no city walls were built at the ferry, some fortresses were built, supplemented by three-meter-high towers.
The wooden fence can be sustained for a period of time if bandits are approaching and troops and horses are stationed there.
Bandits often succeed in attacking homes and houses, mainly because they are mobile and flexible. They rely on their marching speed to fight guerrillas with the government. Therefore, they are basically light-armed and simple. They seriously lack siege equipment and have extremely poor attack capabilities. Therefore, even in a place like the ferry, a small group of bandits
Even if the bandits come, they won't be able to capture it.
"Little boss."
When Shopkeeper Ma saw Zhu Hao, he bowed his hands and saluted.
Zhu Hao smiled and asked: "You are so anxious to find me, but there is news from the Ouyang family?"
Shopkeeper Ma sighed: "The wait is very tiring... After listening to my little boss's words, I sent someone to take a fast boat east overnight, caught up with the cargo ship in Anqing Prefecture, South Zhili, bribed a steward of the Ouyang family, and asked him to open the box and check it out.
The situation in the mirror was revealed... Mr. Ouyang came to Di's shop last night and inquired about relevant matters. At that time, he was hesitant and tried his best to cover up.
"She came again early this morning, and her attitude became agitated. She asked us to give her justice, otherwise she would go to the government. I went to your house and found no one. When I came back, she pointed at my nose and cursed me for a long time. How could she be so angry?
Rush back to the city...How about our young master go to the inn to meet up with him?"
Shopkeeper Ma is a true businessman, but under Zhu Hao'er's influence, he already has the potential to be a profiteer. When he mentioned the reaction of the female head of the Ouyang family, his face was full of gloating.