Peach and plum spring breeze and a glass of wine

"What a great Zhang Mazi!"

Shen Fa read the latest news from Luting County at a glance, slapped Shuai's case in anger, and cheered loudly: "What a man to kill the rich and help the poor!"

The embroidered guards on duty outside the lobby heard the noise in the lobby and hurriedly entered with their swords pressed.

Shen Fa raised his eyes and saw the gorgeous embroidered clothes on their bodies, and said angrily: "Get out!"

A group of powerful men immediately bowed and exited the hall at a faster speed.

Shen Fa stood up and paced back and forth in the hall with his hands behind his hands in a hurry, still feeling intense and uneasy.

He was the second son of Pingliang Marquis Shen, one of the twenty-four marquises of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

When I was young, I used to be wild and uninhibited in my white horse and light fur coat. I went to the emperor's gate and slept in a red building at night. I spent a lot of money to win the beauty's smile and made a big fuss in the Ministry of punishment to relieve the hero's sorrow!

At that time, when the "jade-faced fox" Shen Ergong was mentioned, who in Heluo wouldn't give a thumbs up and say "a true man"?

Until the third year of Xiping, the Tatars took advantage of the current situation when the emperor was reorganizing the government and the government and the public were in turmoil. They launched a large army and crossed the Great Wall to massacre the people at the border. Later, they sent envoys to Beijing to whip the people in Luoyi who blocked the road in the streets, threatening that if the Wei Dynasty If you don't pay tribute and become a vassal, the prairie cavalry will break through Yanyun and go straight to Yanyun...

After that time, he determined to revive the prestige of the Wei Dynasty and restore the majesty of the Han family.

Regardless of the obstruction from his family, he took his twelve generals to Jizhou to join the army. Starting from the lowest position as a captain of ten, he repeatedly led his army out of the border to fight bloody battles with Tatar rangers.

In just three years, he had accumulated merits and became a guerrilla general. When his name spread throughout the border areas, he was no longer the "jade-faced fox" known to everyone in Heluo, but the "snow wolf" of Jibei!

Everyone at the border knows that the Tatars are ruthless, and his attack is even more ruthless!

However, just when he was full of ambition and ready to conquer the Tatars, be granted the title of general, and honor his ancestors...

However, he ushered in an unprecedented defeat for the Wei army!

In the seventh year of Xiping, the current emperor sent an army of 250,000 troops in three groups to conquer the Tatar tribe in the Mobei grassland.

He led his army to merge with the left army and marched out of Songting Pass.

Unexpectedly, 50,000 brave and capable elite border troops were surrounded by 80,000 Tatar troops no more than a hundred miles north of Songting Pass.

The fierce fighting lasted for two days and two nights...

There were no reinforcements.

Obviously, the middle route army is only more than a hundred miles away from the left route army.

Obviously there are still 30,000 defenders in Songting Pass behind...

But there are no reinforcements!

Fifty thousand hot-blooded men just disappeared into ashes, as if they had never been in this world.

He was lucky enough to escape under the desperate protection of his family generals.

Or maybe, he didn't come back alive...

After that, he knew that if he wanted to restore the prestige of the Wei Dynasty and the dignity of the Han family, the pass was not at the border, but at the court.

So, he returned to Luoyi and changed from a guerrilla general to a hundred households with embroidered clothes.

In the past five years, he has been running around, investigating and punishing rebels in Jianghu, supervising the taxation of Jiangzuo, cracking down on smuggling along the coast, and single-handedly sending most of his former close friends to the execution ground.

He wanted to cleanse China of darkness.

He wanted to inspire the people of Kyushu.

He wants to tell everyone: We will definitely get back what we have lost!

He prides himself on having a clear conscience.

But more and more worldly things were weighing on his mind, making him more and more out of breath.

He began to understand that there were many things in the world that could not be solved with just a steel knife.

He began to understand that there were many people in the world who could not be defeated with just passion.

The more you know, the more you can think.

The more you think, the more you worry.

If you have more worries, you will have less courage...

He did many things that he knew were wrong, but he could no longer act bravely.

He learned to weigh the pros and cons, and learned to leverage others' strengths.

I also learned to compromise and exchange...

He's like a lot of people these days.

Only not like himself.

What Zhang Mazi did now was like a loud slap on his face... refreshing and refreshing!

He remembered his old self.

He recalled his lost courage.

He seems to have just realized that even if he can't solve the problem from the root, as long as he is willing to do his best, things will get better.

Even if it's only one point or one centimeter better?

It’s finally getting better!

Just like Zhang Mazi, can what he did in Luting County influence the overall situation of the three major grain merchants exploiting the people of the five districts?

cannot!

In Jiangnan East Road alone, there are dozens of prefectures and counties like Luting County. The mere area of ​​Luting County is not worth mentioning!

But who dares to say that what Zhang Mazi did was meaningless?

He could imagine that Zhang Mazi's deeds were like a beam of light in the dark night, shining into the hearts of the hungry people in the north and south of the river, and in the east and west of the river...

Shen Fa took a deep breath and tried to calm down the violent thoughts in his heart.

At the end, he suddenly laughed out loud, shook his head and said to himself: "I, Shen Fa, have never been weaker than anyone else in my life, how can I let you, a dead snake, be so beautiful?"

He took a deep breath, raised his spirits and shouted, "Here comes someone!"

Several strong men responded and entered, clasping their fists and holding their hands.

Shen Fa: "I ordered you to go to Feng Sheng and Duan Lin, and with my own warrants, immediately arrest Sun Zhaoming, the minister of the household department, Liu Yuquan, the doctor of the household department, Wu Youzhang, the doctor of the household department, etc., and issue a prison sentence. Without the foundation, Official warrants will be brought to trial and rejected, and visits will be denied!"

Yang Ge is killing the rich and helping the poor.

He is not idle here either.

He already knew exactly who stood behind the three major grain merchants.

If it weren't for the fact that there was no response to the fold that was handed to the emperor earlier, he would have killed the chicken to scare the monkey!

But no matter what happens, if the people standing behind the three major grain merchants move together, even the Holy Emperor may not be able to withstand the pressure in the court.

But if we only deal with the corrupt officials in the Ministry of Accounts, the pressure will naturally be much less.

Of course, he himself knew very well that it would be difficult to defeat those scheming household officials.

But even if it can only play a small role in swaying the mountain and making the three major grain merchants restrain themselves a little, it can also save countless starving people!

It just so happened that troops would be used against the Tatars again soon after the beginning of the spring. In order to beat the corrupt officials in the Ministry of Revenue in advance, they could also ensure the food, salary and silver for the border officers and soldiers.

Youdao is that it is difficult to be an official, but it is even more difficult to be an upright official.

It is even more difficult to be an upright official who can get things done!

The warriors took the order, turned around and hurried out of the hall.

After Shen Fa recounted the whole story, he stood up, grabbed his cloak, put it on his body, and strode out: "Here, prepare your horses!"

This matter must be done quickly, and the riots in Luting County must be pinned to the Fengyu Li family before those corrupt officials react.

Since it needs to be done quickly, this matter can no longer be delayed inside Xiuyiwei.

This matter must be brought directly to the imperial court and the court. Even if the corrupt officials cannot be brought down, they must be skinned!

Thanks to Lao Tie (Yang Ge) for sending me the knife handle!

Chapter 2 On the way here...