Rule the Ming Dynasty Alone

The southern end of Ming Dynasty, Leizhou Peninsula.

Leizhou City is located in the hinterland of the peninsula, with Nandu River to the south, West Lake to the west, Guangzhou Bay to the east, and the Western Guangdong Plate bordering the mainland to the north.

Since there are Zhuchi and salt fields under its jurisdiction, and it is the only way to Qiongzhou Island, and the land is fertile, the commerce and trade here is quite developed.

After the baptism of time, this ancient city located in the border area does not look outdated, but the ancient houses and ancient streets have an antique style.

"You said it was Mr. Hanlin! How could he be so harsh?"

"It's just that I don't understand the slightest bit of compassion for women, and I'm so angry!"

"The emperor should not have demoted him at all, he should have chopped him off in the first place!"

…

Several girls from Yihong Building walked into one of the rooms and saw their companion crying in the corner of the bed, with several clearly visible whip marks on his hands and feet. They all started talking angrily.

The pretty little girl had injuries on her face. After seeing her companion come in, she suddenly hugged an older girl and cried bitterly.

"Okay, I've given you money, Xiaoli, give Xiaotao some medicine!" The madam saw her girl suffering from this, and she arranged it with distress.

Xiaoli picked up the bottle of medicine on the table and walked over, still not angrily saying: "How many bad guys think they are great? He will get retribution sooner or later!"

Guangchao North Street is very lively. It is connected to Chaotianmen in the north. Many tourists choose to stay nearby. Yihong Building is located here.

While the girl downstairs was chattering, a handsome young man holding a wine flask appeared to be leaving Yihong Building unsteadily.

This young man was none other than Yuan Hanlin, who was demoted to Leizhou to criticize Yang Tinghe.

Since he was demoted, he no longer needs to pretend to be a moral gentleman, and here he reveals his true nature. But no one could have imagined that a change of fate would turn a moral model into a real villain.

Yang Tinghe is no longer a humble gentleman with a sachet hanging on his waist, but now displays a somewhat bohemian hermit style, wearing a ninth-grade official uniform loosely, and exuding a strong smell of alcohol.

A mother and daughter happened to be walking towards each other. After smelling the unpleasant smell of alcohol on Yang Tinghe, they pinched their noses and looked at the drunk official.

"Damn it, damn it, all prostitutes deserve to go to hell, why did you want to harm me?" After Yang Tinghe finished venting his anger in Yihong Tower, he seemed to be upset and said angrily while gritting his teeth.

Although several months have passed, I still can't let go of that experience every time I think of it.

He is a man among men. If there is no deviation, he will not only join the cabinet and become the prime minister, but also become the future leader of the civil servant group.

It's just that he went to Jiaofangsi to drink because he was frustrated in his promotion, but he ended up being tired of that official prostitute who he couldn't imagine, causing him to fall from the sky to the earth, and came to the southernmost tip of the Ming Continent to serve as an insignificant ambassador.

Although the official prostitute was dead, every time he thought of that woman ruining his bright future, he wanted to dig that woman out and whip her corpse.

Now my biggest entertainment is to come to Yihong Mansion to take out these women and vent the hatred in my heart.

"Master Guan, would you like to try grilled fish? I heard that all the dignitaries in the capital are eating it. It is said that even His Majesty eats it!" A stall owner selling grilled fish came forward and recommended it enthusiastically.

When Yang Tinghe heard those two words, he couldn't help but think of the young man sitting under Fengtianmen who controlled everything, so he angrily pushed the stall owner away and said: "Get away!"

Because of the taboo, it was difficult for him to blame that person for his own crimes.

It's just that he clearly didn't kill anyone, and at most he said a few unpleasant words. As a result, that person actually demoted him to this useless place.

If he were to write history himself, he would definitely make that person the most foolish king in China.

So what if that person likes to eat? Not only would I not be able to eat this bullshit grilled fish, but I would also spit on it and step on it.

The stall owner selling grilled fish, who was nearly sixty years old, was suddenly pushed, his center of gravity was unsteady, and he fell to the ground. His elbow broke a piece of skin on the bricks.

"careful!"

"Who is this person? How could he do this?"

"He is so oppressive and good, he should be sent to prison!"

…

When people around saw the stall owner being pushed to the ground, several diners stepped forward to help him up, but they all condemned him.

"Keep your voice down, we can't afford to offend that person!" A nearby stall owner came over to help, showing his injured elbow earlier, but shook his head helplessly.

Although grain officials are not worth mentioning in the officialdom, they are still people who cannot be messed with in the eyes of the people.

What's more, Ambassador Cang was born in the Hanlin Academy, and was favored by the prefect of Leizhou. His father-in-law and father were both serious military officers of the Ming Dynasty.

"Master Hanlin, bah!" A strong man looked at the direction in which Yang Tinghe was going and spat angrily.

Leizhou City is not small, but it is not big either.

Many people were originally surprised by the demoted Hanlin Master, but after seeing Yang Tinghe's various behaviors, they refreshed their understanding of the Hanlin Master.

In the past, they all thought that Hanlin masters were all gentlemen, but now they know that they are actually hypocrites, and the things they do are a hundred times more disgusting than real villains.

It can only be said that if they are at the top of society, each of them is a humble gentleman who promotes good and eliminates evil. But when it is their turn to fall to the bottom, they are more evil than anyone else.

Perhaps it confirms the saying: "Don't persuade others to be good if you have not suffered from others. If you have suffered from me, you may not be good to me."

After Yang Tinghe's originally smooth life changed, the moral model who "was a highly respected minister but cared about people's livelihood and advised Wuzong to practice virtue" has disappeared, and was replaced by an official second-generation Cang ambassador who was on the evil side.

"I heard that he not only took it out on the girl from Yihonglou, but also took action against his own wife!"

"What kind of future is this for a dignified Hanlin official to take out his anger on his own wife? He really dares to directly remonstrate with the emperor?"

"Correction, he is no longer a Hanlin official, and I heard that he was demoted by the emperor because he indirectly killed someone!"

…

The people present watched Yang Tinghe go away. They no longer had sympathy for the demoted Hanlin master, but they were talking about it here.

To the west of the city is the Changpingcang of Leizhou Prefecture, which is where officials store grain.

Yang Tinghe was demoted to the rank of Ninth Grade Cang Ambassador, but this official position was also of great importance. After all, in the event of famine, the people of the whole government would count on the grain storage here.

A clerk walked out of the duty room at the side door of the granary and reported anxiously: "Sir, I am here to find you because of my humble duty! Just now, the Lord of the Palace gave me an order, asking you to go to Chaotianmen quickly. The Governor is coming to Leizhou today!"

"What's that man doing to welcome the eunuch? Go and tell the Master that I'm ill, so you won't go with him to greet him!" Yang Tinghe felt a sense of disdain for Wang Yue and ordered.

The clerk swallowed hard and reminded seriously: "Sir, what about our Governor? The Governor has also been ordered to prime the salt administration. I'm afraid it wouldn't be appropriate for you not to go, right?"

"What nonsense! Just go and talk to Magistrate Lin and he will help me smooth things over!" Yang Tinghe waved his hand impatiently and walked towards the bamboo chair in front of him.

The clerk saw that Yang Tinghe had just laid down on the bamboo chair in the duty room and fell asleep, so he had no choice but to go and deliver the message.

In the entire Ming Dynasty, it was probably this Ambassador Cang who was born in the Hanlin Academy who had such courage. Faced with the arrival of the governor who was an imperial envoy, he dared not go to the city gate to greet him.

While Yang Ting and Hu Hu were sleeping, a mighty team came from north to south.

Although Wang Yue was a civil servant, he had developed the habit of riding horses during his years in the frontier fortress, and now he led Lu Song and others from hundreds of households in brocade clothes to ride horses quickly.

"Is this Leizhou City?"

"Not to mention, this city is quite majestic!"

"Nonsense, this is the capital city of the Ming Dynasty. Su Dongpo even stayed here!"

…

Wang Yu and Hu Jun saw Leizhou City lying in front of the official road from a distance. Facing this extremely solid city, they also commented one after another.

Starting from Anlu last year, they went from west to east to Yangzhou Prefecture, then went south to Wuchang to solve the Wang Hua embezzlement of military pay case, and finally arrived at Guangzhou Prefecture, and now from east to west to the western Guangdong region.

Along the way, everyone has grown up in these turmoils, especially Wang Yu and Hu Jun, whose eyes reveal a kind of perseverance that belies their age.

"Your Majesty, Leizhou Magistrate Lin Qingfeng led all the officials to welcome the Governor-General!" Leizhou Magistrate Lin Qingfeng led a group of government officials and all officials of Haikang County to wait here for a long time, kneeling down and saying respectfully.

Yang Tinghe lay on the bamboo chair and fell asleep soundly. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, but he had a sweet dream.

In the dream, his teacher Liu Ji became the chief minister of the dynasty, and Xu Pu, who valued him, also entered the cabinet to worship the prime minister. Not only was he not demoted, but he was also arranged by his teacher to enter the East Palace and become the prince's teacher.

As the prince's teacher, he not only had to instill the Confucian ideas of a virtuous king into the prince, but also had to observe the prince closely in order to facilitate his control in the future.

As for the uncontrollable emperor Hongzhi, when the prince was eight years old, an imperial doctor sent Hongzhi a bowl of soup and said, "Drink it!"

Wow!

When Yang Tinghe was most proud, a basin of cold water fell from the sky without warning, but it wet half of his body, causing him to realize that it was just a dream.

Just when he was looking for the initiator angrily, he saw that the person who splashed the water was a young man, but there were a group of officials standing beside the young man.

"Ambassador Yang, open the door of the granary quickly!" Lin Qingfeng, the prefect of Leizhou, looked very ugly and said with a straight face to Yang Tinghe who woke up leisurely.

Although he was afraid of the power behind Yang Tinghe, he had clearly emphasized that the governor would come two days ago, but this man actually dared to drink during the day and cause trouble.

"What are you still waiting for? Open the granary door quickly. My master wants to check the warehouse!" Lu Song saw Yang Tinghe's reaction and urged him in a business-like manner.

Yang Tinghe secretly swallowed this breath, then touched his waist, but found that the key on his waist was missing, and he couldn't help but panic.

"Sir, didn't you hide the key under this brick? You said it would be less likely to be stolen!" The clerk reminded Yang Tinghe seriously when he saw Yang Tinghe's habit of touching his waist.

Yang Tinghe suddenly remembered that since he lost the key last time, he had secretly hidden the key. He removed the brick in front of him, and a key ended up underneath.

"Please give me careful calculations, and be sure to match the accounts!" Wang Yue knew the importance of finding out the food now, so he warned him seriously.

At this time, in addition to the imperial guards, there were also a group of accountants. Each of these people are good at arithmetic, but unlike the accountants of later generations who can only calculate accounts, this group of people can not only calculate accounts, but also do the work themselves.

There are records of the receipts and payments of the granary, and there was no disaster this year. In addition, the summer grain collection has already been completed, so the granary at this time is usually in good condition.

Wang Yue personally led his people into the granary. In order to prevent rain and fire, the granary has been divided into large and small grain pools, each storing a few stones to dozens of stones.

As soon as a group of people walked in here, the fragrance of rice hit their faces.

"Grandpa, come here and take a look!"

“There’s just a layer of polished rice on top!”

"It's all sand and gravel down here. What's going on?"

…

Before the weighing and statistics began, Wang Yu and others checked the quality of the rice as usual, and found that the grain pool here only had one layer of polished rice.

Wang Yue peeled off the polished rice, grabbed a handful of sand and gravel from underneath, and immediately asked angrily: "Come here, lock up Magistrate Lin!"

"My Lord Governor, you are wronged! This rice has always been in good condition. I didn't know it would be like this. Please take a closer look!" Lin Qingfeng, the prefect of Leizhou, was dragged over and said in a panic.

"Sir Governor, Ambassador Cang has always been a drunkard! I don't know whether his poor supervision may have led to the theft of rice grains!" Magistrate Haikang pointed to the door.

Wang Yue's expression dimmed. Although he vaguely felt that the problem might not be as simple as it appeared, he had witnessed the Cang Ambassador's alcoholism with his own eyes, and he had actually met the Cang Ambassador.

"Xiaguan did make some oversights. Is there a shortage of five hundred stones of food? Xiaguan's family still has some small funds. Give Xiaguan three days, and Xiaguan will buy it back to fill the shortage of food!" Yang Tinghe knew that he could solve it with money. Not really, but I am ready to make up for it.

Wang Yue squinted at the young man in front of him who smelled of alcohol, and said with a stern face: "Do you think it's about five hundred stones of food?"

"Governor Wang, is there any need to make such a fuss about such a small matter? Isn't it the best of both worlds if the official uses his own private wealth to fill the gap?" Yang Tinghe vaguely felt that Wang Yue was deliberately targeting him, and he seemed to be angrily saying.

Wang Yue took a deep look at Yang Tinghe, but he made a certain decision and ordered: "Come here, set up the execution platform!"