My life skills in Daming Liver

When they entered the boundary of Suzhou Mansion, Tan Lun and Gao Hanwen suddenly found that the barriers were reduced a lot.

I came across a customs checkpoint by chance. In addition to the goods that need to go through the tax-paying channel for customs clearance, if you only carry a small amount of luggage, you don't need to check at all, and you can pass quickly.

Tan Lun and Gao Hanwen looked at each other, and both saw the surprise in each other's eyes.

It stands to reason that it is now a time of war, but the two sides don't look like they are at war at all. They saw truckloads of goods moving towards Nanjing. Those who didn't know it thought that Suzhou Mansion was still under the control of the Ming court.

"Brother Zili, where are we going in Suzhou Mansion?"

On the way, Tan Lun had already figured out where to go, so he immediately said, "Go to Wang Shizhen!"

It was only then that Gao Hanwen remembered that Wang Shizhen, the master of literary circles today, is currently in mourning in his hometown, Taicang County, Suzhou.

Wang Shizhen's father, Wang Ying, was beheaded by the emperor because of the framing of Yan Songyan and Shifan's father and son. Wang Shizhen was disheartened by the court, so she resigned and returned to her hometown in Suzhou with her father's body in hand.

Tan Lun said: "Wang Yuanmei and I are Jinshi who are separated by one subject. We were both officials in the Imperial Academy back then, and we have a friendship in the same hall."

"Wang Yuanmei's father is Zhongliang, who was murdered by the court. He must also deeply hate him when he resigns and returns home."

"Let's go find him and settle down first, and then watch the situation change."

Even Tan Lun, who is so loyal to the country, will be arrested by the court instead.

He also thought of how politely he was treated by colleagues around him when he took office in Hangzhou, and how coldly he was treated by those people after he was released to Nanjing.

Gao Hanwen has now completely despaired of the court.

The two simply set off directly towards Taicang County, and soon arrived in Taicang County.

After all, it was wartime, and the soldiers guarding the gate still asked the two to wait outside the city, and then sent someone to report to the Wang family.

However, neither Tan Lun nor Gao Hanwen was exploited by the soldiers. When the Wang family sent someone as a guarantee, they were put directly into the city.

Now Tan Lun became even more silent. Nanjing and Suzhou are so close to each other, and the military discipline on both sides is as high as the sky. Is there any possibility for the Ming court to win?

The Wang family was originally a big family in Taicang, and Wang Shizhen had three scholars in one school, which was originally the most prominent family in Taicang City.

Wang Shizhen's younger brother, Wang Shimao, became a Jinshi in the thirty-eighth year of Jiajing, but his father, Wang Yan, was beheaded in Beijing's West Market for disobeying Yansong and his son for the crime of misleading borders.

The two brothers wept and mourned each other, and returned home with the funeral, but the officials and gentry in Taicang County were afraid of Yan Song's power at that time, so no one came to express their condolences.

Brother Wang Shizhen saw through the coldness and warmth of human beings, so they simply dismissed the slaves, and found a remote place in Taicang City to live in, to keep filial piety for their father.

The ones who greeted Tan Lun were Wang Shizhen's younger brother Wang Shimao and an old manager.

After returning to Taicang, Wang Shizhen burned the family servant's deed, but the old steward watched Wang Shizhen grow up and had a deep affection for the Wang family, so he voluntarily stayed to help the two brothers.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, Wang Shimao led Tan Lun and Gao Hanwen to the new residence of the Wang brothers.

Seeing Wang Shizhen in filial piety, Tan Lun said silently:

"Brother Wang, Tan was ashamed for not being able to burn incense in the elder's mourning hall that day!"

Wang Shizhen's expression was very calm and said: "After my father was imprisoned, brother Zili also tried his best to rescue him. At that time, brother Zili was serving the court outside the capital."

Speaking of his father's unjust murder, Wang Shimao who was on the side wiped his tears again.

Wang Shizhen pulled Tan Lun and said: "I saw the news in the "Jing Shibao" today, and the two of my brothers were sweating for brother Zili! Fortunately, brother Zili left well! You stay at my house! Wait and watch Nanjing situation."

Tan Lun and Gao Hanwen immediately said: "Then bother!"

Tan Lun and Wang Shizhen had an old friendship, and now Tan Lun's experience is very similar to that of Wang Ying, and the relationship between the two is naturally closer.

Brother Wang Shizhen was not allowed to drink alcohol during the mourning period, but they also organized a dinner for the two of them.

Although the house is dilapidated, Wang Shizhen is the current Wenzong, proficient in all kinds of poems and songs, and is good at writing operas and composing music, and calligraphy is also a must.

The stereotyped essays written by Wang Shizhen back then were all printed and published by booksellers as model essays, so naturally it was impossible that they would not be able to eat.

When Tan Lun and Gao Hanwen were in Nanjing, their future was uncertain, they had little income, and their food was very simple.

The two picked up the chopsticks, and Gao Hanwen's eyes shed tears.

Wang Shimao looked at the two of them and said, "If you want me to say, the two of you didn't deserve it that day!"

His elder brother Wang Shizhen served as an official for the imperial court for several years. Wang Shimao had just been admitted to Jinshi, and his father had committed crimes before he was awarded an official. Therefore, Wang Shimao didn't eat the imperial rations all day, so naturally he felt even more resentful towards the Ming court.

"Respectful!"

Wang Shizhen called his younger brother's name, and Wang Shimao closed his mouth.

Wang Shizhen said to Tan Lun again: "It's good to be able to escape from Nanjing. As long as you keep a useful body, there will always be a time when the clouds will see the sun."

Gao Hanwen wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and nodded heavily.

Tan Lun lowered his head and then raised his head and said: "After today, the relationship between Tan and Ming Ting has been severed. Today, I would like to thank brother Yuanmei for taking me in. After a few days, when the situation is clear, Tan will go to Hangzhou to pick up his family members, and go to Fuzhou to find Su. Metropolitan Governor!"

Gao Hanwen looked at Tan Lun in surprise. You must know that Tan Lun was a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty before, and he insisted on leaving Zhejiang despite Su Ze's personal persuasion.

Brother Wang Shizhen is not surprised at all, Wang Shizhen said:

"Brother Zili, let's stay here first, we'll talk about the situation in Nanjing later."

Sure enough, on September 20th, the imperial court's Jin Yiwei arrived in Nanjing with an edict, but learned that Tan Lun had escaped.

The leading prince of Dongchang was very angry, but he couldn't reprimand the officials in Nanjing.

I am not as fast as Su Ze's newspaper news? Who is it to depend on?

The ministers in Nanjing saw the news in the anti-thief newspaper, did they not directly arrest Tan Lun?

The prince could only call for martial law in Nanjing, and then ordered an investigation into the accomplices who assisted Tan Lun in escaping.

But Eunuch Wang investigated for a long time, and the result was even more embarrassing.

Tan Lun ran away after seeing the news on the "Warning World" by himself. When Tan Lun ran away, the court did not remove his official status. He even walked from the main gate of Nanjing City in a grand manner, and cleared customs along the way. record of.

In other words, Tan Lun, the important criminal who the emperor personally ordered to arrest, actually walked out of Nanjing City in a fair and honest manner.

The prince is numb, isn't it too difficult to be the Dongchang banner this year?

Then go to investigate Tan Lun's party in Nanjing. After Tan Lun entered Nanjing, he went to Zhao Zhenji to deliver the memorial, and then rented with Gao Hanwen. There was no record of any contact with other people.

This caught Zhao Zhenji?

The emperor didn't let him be arrested either!

Without the court's will, the prince would not dare to touch a cabinet member like Zhao Zhenji!

He could only vent his anger on those returned officials who stayed in Nanjing and did not run away. He only heard screams from time to time in the prison of the Nanjing Ministry of Criminal Justice. Continue to arrest other officials on the list.

A large prison suddenly sprang up in the city of Nanjing. Anyone who had anything to do with the officials returned from Zhejiang Province would be arrested and imprisoned by Jin Yiwei.

The most miserable one was the Nanjing household department. Although Zhao Zhenji couldn't move, Fang Wanghai, the father-in-law of the big traitor Su Ze, was the servant of the Nanjing household department in charge of the transfer department.

Wang Gonggong and his men almost captured the Nanjing household department, so that even Zhao Zhenji couldn't sit still.

The imperial court's order to Zhao Zhenji was to let the Nanjing Ministry of Households build water transport ships to ensure that this year's grain can be delivered to the capital.

Now the Nanjing Household Department has no way to maintain its operation. Zhao Zhenji ran to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice and made a fuss for a while, finally bailing out several key men.

But soon, Zhao Zhenji's Nanjing household department will not have to be busy.

"Warning World" once again published the fastest front-line news, Lin Liangjun's second brigade has captured Jiujiang City! The Yangtze River waterway has been blocked!

Zhao Zhenji almost fainted when he saw the news, and he quickly sent his men to the Nanjing Military Department to investigate the situation, but the left-behind officials of the Nanjing Military Department took the "Warning World News" and told Zhao Zhenji's subordinates:

"Since it is the news published in the "Warning World", it is likely to be true."

Zhao Zhenji's subordinates were surprised: "Is there no news from the front line? Isn't Zhang Butang in Huizhou Prefecture?"

The official of the Ministry of War said: "It is true that Zhang Butang is in Huizhou, but Zhang Butang can't find out the news in Jiangxi. The news in "Jing Shi Bao" is faster."

"When our military department gets the "Jing Shi Bao", it will be sent to Huizhou Prefecture as soon as possible, and reported to Zhang Butang."

The household official was shocked. He pointed at the other party and said, "You inquired about the military situation through the newspaper of the bandit army, and then distributed it to Zhang Butang at the front?"

After the other party nodded, the household official just felt dizzy. Is this world too magical, or is he out of step with the times?

The household officials hurried back to tell Zhao Zhenji the news. Zhao Zhenji looked at the shipping map of the water transport for a long time, and then said:

"It's over! The autumn grain in Huguang won't arrive this year."

Zhao Zhenji said to himself: "The autumn grain in Huizhou Prefecture cannot be moved. It is the army grain left for the left and right guards in Nanjing."

"Order, this year's grain in Jiangbei will be confiscated immediately! It will be collected twice as much as last year! Once harvested, it will be shipped immediately, and a batch of grain must be sent to the capital!"

Zhao Zhenji waited for his own end before enjoying the joy of defeating Tan Lun.

He is good at trying to figure out the will of the emperor and the cabinet, and he knows that his most important task now is to send Gang Liang to Beijing.

Only when the food arrives can the imperial court mobilize the troops from the nine borders to go south, and the imperial court can recapture the Minzhe and Susong mansions.

There are more than 100,000 elite soldiers in the Nine Frontiers, and Su Ze has only a few troops in his hands. It will take a lot of effort to control Fujian and Zhejiang. Originally, Zhao Zhenji did not think that the court would fail.

However, the fall of Jiujiang caused Zhao Zhenji to fall into panic.

Zhao Zhenji looked at the map, and if the food from Huguang couldn't be transported, he could only rely on the food from Jiangbei and Shandong.

The Jiangbei area is also an important production area. Huai'an, Taizhou, and Yangzhou are all water towns. If the grain here can be successfully transported to the capital, it should be possible to mobilize some elites from the nine borders to go south, right?

However, Jiangbei has been infested by Japanese pirates in recent years, and later the Huaihe River was dug up to fight against Japanese pirates, and the Lixiahe area was severely affected.

It took a lot of effort this year to ease things up a bit. If food is forcibly collected, there will be starvation everywhere again.

Even his subordinates couldn't see it anymore. The household official said:

"Zhao Butang, this year the imperial court only allowed the counties in the north of the Yangtze River to reduce taxes, and now they have to double the tax. What if there is a civil uprising?"

Zhao Zhenji closed her eyes and said: "For the sake of the court, I can only suffer the common people!"

"I wrote a warrant, in order to prevent being attacked by Soviet thieves, let the Jiangbei guards assist the Yamen to collect food."

"In addition, another 3,000 craftsmen will be sent to Nanjing, Yang, and Zhenfu, and the manufacture of ships will be accelerated in Yangzhou. The grain from Jiangbei must be sent to the capital!"

Zhao Zhenji, who has always cherished feathers, finally panicked, and the dilapidated machine in Nanjing Hubu finally started to work.

At this time, on the wharf in Fuzhou, Su Ze was leading his subordinates to wait for the official ship to dock.

Seeing Hu Zongxian with all the white hair, Xu Wei who stood behind Su Ze was stunned for a moment. After seeing Hu Zongxian for a few months, Hu Zongxian turned out to be much older.

"Hu Gong!"

Su Ze stepped forward in person, grabbed Hu Zongxian by the arm, and dragged him down the pier together.

Hu Zongxian didn't expect Su Ze to be so enthusiastic. Su Ze pulled him into the carriage, and Xu Wei saluted Hu Zongxian:

"Hu Butang."

Hu Zongxian waved his hand and said: "Now there is no Hu Butang, the imperial court has removed my reputation."

Hu Zongxian looked at Su Ze and said, "Governor, Hu stayed in Zhejiang for a while because of this matter."

After finishing speaking, Hu Zongxian took out a silk painting from his clothes, and Su Ze took it carefully. It turned out to be a detailed hydrographic map of Zhejiang mountains and rivers.

Hu Zongxian said: "There are many floods in Zhejiang. Last year, nine counties in northern Zhejiang were flooded, and countless embankments were destroyed and fields flooded."

"Although there are human disasters involved, it is also related to the frequent floods in Zhejiang."

"In addition to floods, there are also wind disasters (typhoons) and pond disasters (tsunami) in Zhejiang. This picture is a suggestion from officials who collected water in Zhejiang by Hu, and asked the governor to repair the water system in Zhejiang to save the people from the suffering of floods. !"

Looking at the various marks on the silk, Su Ze smiled and said, "Mr. Hu has really worked hard for the people! Today is a banquet, Su must treat Mr. Hu well!"

But Xu Wei, who was sitting in the car at the same time, turned pale.

When the car arrived at the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, Hu Zongxian was welcomed into the mansion. Xu Wei pulled Su Ze alone and said:

"Great Governor! Hu Gong is probably still thinking about Daming, and he has bad intentions in presenting this hydrological map!"

Su Ze said with a smile: "Master Wen thinks Hu Gong wants to be Zheng Guo? Offer advice to Zheng Guoqu?"

Xu Wei nodded quickly.

Su Ze said: "Zheng Guo built the Zheng Guo Canal, and the canal was built, but it was Han Yan's life for a few years, but Qin built it for thousands of years."

"From then on, Guanzhong has gained enough footholds, and there is the foundation for Qin to unite the world."

"The construction of canals by Zheng Guo is also beneficial to the people. Since Mr. Hu is for the people, then Su is also willing to build water conservancy for the people."

Xu Wei said: "Great Governor! Jiangxi is still fighting fiercely. Next year, the elite from the Nine Frontiers will definitely go south. Now is not the time to build water conservancy!"

But Su Ze said: "Don't worry, Chief Wen, I also know that water control is not an overnight project, let me take a look at the hydrological map first, and pick some easy-to-repair ones to try first."

"It seems that Mr. Hu still doesn't want to be an official with me, so let him repair water conservancy for the people of Zhejiang."