Although Xu Jie didn't understand where Zhu Yijun's malice came from, the emperor's revolt against Cai Guoxi really scared him. Xu Jie had served Emperor Jiajing all his life since he was awarded the title of Tanhua in the second year of Jiajing. To be honest with the emperor who was full of knots,
Not very frightened.
But he couldn't figure out Zhu Yijun's temperament? Looking at the two remarks about the Xu family, Xu Jie judged that the emperor was a fool in politics, and he couldn't understand this!
As the saying goes, no matter how good your martial arts skills are, you are still afraid of the kitchen knife. Xu Jie is not afraid of Emperor Jiajing playing tricks, but he is afraid that people like Zhu Yijun will bully him! By then, it doesn’t matter if the emperor’s reputation is bad, my old Xu family will be bullied to death.
, who to cry to?
So he immediately resorted to the magic weapon that has been tried and proven throughout his life, kindness and tolerance! Didn't Cai Guoxi ask me to quit the farmland in the third year of his reign? Resolutely quit! If I quit the farmland, I can't support the cultural society, and no one happens to come, so I won't do it.
Didn’t the imperial court reiterate the order to keep slaves? No more servants!
With these three moves of Turtle Breathing, the image of the "old hero who had been wronged" of the old Xu family was established. Just as Xu Jie expected, between the two rivers and up and down the river, Xu Jie's old Bodhisattva seemed to be smeared with gold powder.
, sparkling. It cannot be said that all people admire him, but the public opinion that the Xu family "endured humiliation to serve the country" is almost one-sided.
In the Ming Dynasty, the emperor could only speak half the words, and this was still a strong emperor. Who has the other half of the say? Qingyi! Xu Jiexin said that I can't stand it anymore, the public opinion has become a boiling point, the emperor, you still have the words to speak
The place is not suitable?
Xu Jie was not lucky enough to be known as kind and tolerant. Every time he endured humiliation, there was a killer move hidden in him. He used this trick to kill old Yan Song. At the end, he was still half-confident in Yan Shifan's judgment of Xu Jie, thinking that he
The old in-laws are good buddies.
Not to mention Emperor Jiajing, Xu Jie had completely figured out his temper and temperament in the later period, and handled his own affairs according to Mao.
It was the same this time. Xu Jie also hid a killer move in his concession and thought he had a plan. Seeing that everyone in Songjiang and Huating counties were in ignorance, he sneered in his heart, thinking that the people were in rebellion, and a harsh government was coming.
No one can escape the guilt of causing a civil uprising.
By then, who can wear this hat? Who can wear this hat? Wang Yixiu? Who is he?!
Or is Xu Jie not afraid of causing harm to his descendants? Xu Jie judged this like this: During the process of retreating from the land, the Xu family lay down and got hammered, just like fish on the chopping board. Who can say no? As for the
A civil uprising will occur in the future - or is it because the court has been too hasty in seeking governance and has made too many changes? What's wrong with the Xu family? The land has retreated, and the only shortcoming is gone. The emperor can't harm him with trumped-up excuses!
Moreover, this time Xu Jie "takes retreat to advance" and breaks up with Zhu Yijun? In fact, it is a helpless move. As the leader of the Jiangnan silk industry? There may be no farmland, but there is no mulberry field? Who of these wealthy families will listen to him?
In the beginning, the family relied on its former reputation to withstand it. A hundred years later, the Xu family fell in the blink of an eye!
I had no choice but to hide the needle in the cotton wool and prick the emperor. Showing great respect on the surface, and playing some tricks underneath. Not only should it not damage the emperor's face, but also make the emperor feel that it would be unreasonable to bite the Xu family again - this is the old wisdom to deal with Sejong Ye.
Xu Jie is very good at it.
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However, what he didn't expect was that Hai Rui had completely guessed his wishful thinking.
On March 16th of the second year of Wanli, what surprised Xu Jie? Wang Yixiu actually opened a warehouse with Huating County to release grain! Is there no disaster or epidemic? What the hell is the spring grain release? It hasn't arrived yet
Wang Yixiu didn't want to let go of the bad days?
Wang Yixiu was also forced to have no choice. He had reported the gathering of hungry people here to Song Yiwang, the governor of Yingtian, and according to Hai Rui's idea, he sent a letter to Su Song to prepare the troops for Cai Guoxi to prepare for suppression.
However, no matter how cunning a fox is, it can't defeat a good hunter. On the second day of grain distribution, a large number of "hungry people" flocked to each porridge distribution point. They were all poor people from both places who had heard the news and came to get some light and drink porridge. - Although
The porridge given to the hungry people is not delicious? But if you have more soup to fill your stomach, it will also save money for the family, right?
Wang Yixiu had no idea? The government couldn't tell who were the hungry people and who were the poor who had food at home - so they had to continue to increase the amount of food. Seeing that the disaster preparedness food was going out faster and faster? Wang Yixiu and Yang Ruiyun were worried.
Hanging higher and higher.
Fortunately, Song Yiwang, the governor of Yingtian, was a good official and sent an urgent letter back to Songjiang Prefecture and Huating County, telling them that there was plenty of food. In this case, they should not be afraid of food losses. The first priority was to save the lives of the people. The first batch of food support was 20,000 yuan.
The stone has been shipped from Nanjing and will arrive in Songjiang soon.
At the same time, Governor Yingtian's Yamen has sent a letter to the Nanjing Ministry of Works, asking the River Minister to arrange for river officials to go to Songjiang to recruit workers immediately - this is a way to draw wages from the bottom of the cauldron. With a two-pronged approach, the danger of civil commotion in Songjiang will soon be eliminated.
In the Xu Mansion, Xu Jie heard about Wang Yixiu and Song Yiwang's treatment, and knew in his heart that the Xu family had no other choice but to lie down and get hammered. The old man shook his head and smiled bitterly, thinking that retreating from the farmland to defend himself might be a good thing for the family -
- At this time, I can only comfort myself in this way. I can't go crazy when I get angry.
However, on March 26, when Xu Jie was reading leisurely on a recliner at home, Xu Fan stumbled in and said, "Dad! Songjiang and Huating had a civil uprising at the same time!"
After Xu Jie heard this, he dropped the book in his hand in shock, as if he had seen a ghost during the day! He couldn't help but look at his eldest son up and down, and shouted sharply: "What did you do?"
After hearing this, Xu Fan's face turned red with anger and said: "Dad! You have told me a thousand times that the Xu family should not act rashly. What can I do? Besides, the emperor is staring at our family. What can I dare to do? Do you think I don't know the importance of it?"
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After Xu Jie heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief. But I couldn't lose my majesty, so he still scolded: "If you knew the seriousness, how could our family still accumulate illegal acres of land? I told you many years ago that there is no need for plowing, and there are ten acres of mulberry fields."
Ten thousand acres is enough! It’s better for you!”
Xu Fan listened, although he didn't agree with it, but when his father spoke, his son could only listen quietly. When the two of them were trying to figure out what the civil uprising was about, Xu Jie's other two sons, Xu Kun and Xu Ying brothers
The two companions ran back together.
Xu Kun and Xu Ying were awarded Yin Shang Baojian due to Xu Jie's merits. Previously, Xu Fan was also Yin Taichang Qing. Although he was later exonerated, his official status was lost.
Although the two younger brothers are usually idiots, they were originally very convinced of Xu Fan. It was not until Xu Fan was taken care of by Cai Guoxi that the two brothers felt that the eldest brother they admired was just mediocre.
After the two breathless people entered the house, they walked around the screen wall and shouted loudly: "Dad, brother, it's really lively. There's a civil uprising in the county, and the hungry people are attacking Changpingcang!"
Before he finished speaking, he saw Xu Jie and Xu Fan standing in the hall, looking at them with suspicious eyes, and some doubts. They both stopped talking, not knowing why.
Xu Jie pointed at the two of them with a wooden stick and said, "I have strictly ordered you not to leave the house. Where have you been?"
Seeing that his old father's face was not very good, Xu Kun replied with a smile: "The eldest brother of the Qian family came to Huating today and made an appointment with us to have a meal outside."
After hearing this, Xu Fan stumbled and said, "I have already told you two that you should not go out to study at this critical moment. This is also my father's wish. Why don't you two listen?"
Xu Ying curled her lips and said: "Brother, you said it was easy. I have been studying all day long, and I have been studying for several months. Who can hold it in? Besides, our family can't leave the industry, so why should we study?"
As soon as he finished speaking, his father had already walked up to him, and the wooden stick hit him all over his head and face. Xu Jie cursed while beating him: "Whose rule is this? The elder brother dares to talk back to the younger brother when asked?!"
Seeing that Xu Jie was angry, Xu Ying quickly knelt down, holding her thighs and crying. Xu Fan and Xu Kun could not stand, so they both knelt down and begged for mercy.
Xu Jie hit Xu Ying a few times to vent his anger, then turned to ask Xu Kun: "Who have you met these days? What did you say?"
Seeing Xu Jieqi's face turned pale, Xu Kun finally said in fear: "The eldest brother of the Dong family came here a few days ago and went out for a drink. Going forward, people from the Hua family and the banker came over, but my father and eldest brother were nowhere to be seen.
, everyone sent messages in, and the two of us went out to receive them."
After hearing this, Xu Jie's head was buzzing. Suppressing the anger that almost burned him, he asked urgently: "You guys can take this opportunity to go out and have fun! Tell me, what did you say to them?"
Xu Kun saw that his father's face was no longer white, but had a blue-gray color. He was so frightened that he cried out: "I... didn't say anything, just said that our family is in trouble, and we can only lie down and suffer."
Hammer. Let them find their own solution, there is nothing the old Xu family can do."
After hearing this, Xu Jie's hands trembled, his lips trembled and he could not speak. Xu Fan complained in his heart, but he was afraid that Xu Jie would do something wrong, so he quickly got up and held Xu Jie's arm and said, "Father, there is no need to be angry. My brothers didn't say anything either."
What kind of taboo violation can be found out like this? You can rest assured."
After Xu Jie heard this, he sighed with tears rolling down his eyes. He said in a hoarse voice: "I never expected that in my wise life, Xu Huating, I would actually give birth to two prodigal scoundrels! This...could this be...
retribution?!"
Xu Kun and Xu Ying were shocked when they heard this. They both looked at Xu Fan with pleading eyes. Xu Fan sighed: "Brothers are confused. You don't know. Today there is a civil uprising in Songjiang and Huating. It must be the Dong family or someone else."
It was caused by the family connection. If you drink with them, in the eyes of caring people, this yellow mud will fall on your crotch, which is either shit or shit!"
Seeing his old father's body shaking, he was so angry that he seemed to faint. Xu Fan's liver and gallbladder were split, and he quickly shouted: "Dad, you are the backbone and backbone of the Xu family, you can't fall!"
Not to mention, these words really brought Xu Jie's soul back. Mr. Shaohu is worthy of being a man who has gone through great storms. The old man's reaction was not slow at all: "Send Xu Wu and Xu Liuji quickly."
A proper one, wearing tattered clothes, secretly lured the hungry people over, saying that the Xu family had food, and asked them to come and attack the Xu family! - Let's pack up our belongings and run away!"