The Ming Dynasty’s Prodigal Son - Chapter 1738

[1738. Chapter 1653 Up to Heaven to Listen]

What Wang Jinyuan said really pierced Qi Zhiyuan’s heart like an awl.

What kind of person was he, how could he suffer such humiliation, so he sneered again and again.

Wang Jinyuan clasped his hands behind his back and glanced at Qi Zhiyuan with disdain: “Today, don’t you realize that the world has changed? You are nothing more than a mayfly and a mantis blocking the carriage. How dare you think that you are a chess player? Your fate has long been determined. Qi Guogong has arranged everything well, but now he still dares to be arrogant? “

“You…no one can arrange it for me, the worst is…the enemy will die,” Qi Zhiyuan said with a ferocious expression.

He is not willing to give in. He will never give in. How can the family business of more than ten generations be done as you say?

What’s more, he is not alone. How many families in Jiangnan will be at your mercy?

Wang Jinyuan glanced at Qi Zhiyuan expressionlessly, as if mourning for him: “You must be thinking that even if the mortgaged land is taken away, the land bought with five million taels of silver is still yours. Although you are The losses are heavy, but you still have a lot of land in your hands, so…no one can do anything to you? “

This… really spoke to Qi Zhiyuan’s heart.

That’s right…

it’s not like he doesn’t have a trump card.

Although the ancestral land was used as mortgage, it was confiscated. But I still have a large amount of purchased land in my hand. As long as the family business is not lost, what is there to fear?

He was just unhappy that he had been deceived by Wang Jinyuan.

“Innocent!” Wang Jinyuan said lightly.

“You…” Qi Zhiyuan wanted to step forward, but at this moment he was completely angry.

But there were several guards who wanted to intercept him.

Wang Jinyuan still had his hands behind his back, confident, and looked at Qi Zhiyuan with a smile: “Have you not figured out that by now, you are over? Your ancestral land has been confiscated, oh, no, not just you, but also There are many people, and the land they inherited has all been in the hands of Xishan Bank. Xishan Bank now holds a large amount of land, and will release it for rent-free use. What’s the use of that land? How many tenants can you attract? How much is the food you grow? “

“You are destined to fail from the beginning, because… Qi Guogong wants you. There are a thousand ways for you to die without a burial place. Let’s just say that today, the imperial court can come up with a policy to benefit farmers, and tomorrow… the imperial court can still issue an order to increase your taxes. Even as long as the imperial court. Change the plan and don’t allow people like you to keep slaves and villagers. Look…will you die?”

“The reason why my Duke of Qi used some brains to lie to you is because my Duke of Qi is a reasonable person. At least… he knows the rules. He is too kind. If not, he would rush into your house and beat you to death. So what if he asked someone to sprinkle salt on your land? , what can you do? That’s why I said again and again, the Duke of Qi is the Duke of Qi. My young master is really amazing. He can obviously beat you to death, but he still wants to use his brain. This is what is so rare and valuable about you. You’re a dog-like thing, and you still don’t know how to behave. What kind of thing are you? You think you’re used to being arrogant in this southern Zhili area, so you don’t know the heights of heaven and earth. Now, you don’t know how to be grateful to my young master, and you actually dare to knock on the door. How dare you? Do you want to hit someone?”

Qi Zhiyuan gritted his teeth, but he vaguely felt that… what Wang Jinyuan said actually made sense.

A mocking sneer appeared on Wang Jinyuan’s lips, and he rolled his sleeves and said: “While my young master is still trying to reason with you, just submit obediently. That is your fate. But if you still insist on it, you will die. Come on.” …See you off, get this bitch out of here.”

Qi Zhiyuan’s face changed.

He was still unwilling, but now… despair was growing in his heart.

He glared at Wang Jinyuan with a ferocious face and said: “Do you think the emperor will let you be so rampant, let the country be unstable, and trust the Duke of Qi? Hehe… now the Duke of Wei’s government… has evil intentions, and even the imperial envoy sent has been arrested. Bribery, at this time… His Majesty will drive us all away? You merchants only care about the immediate benefits, or you don’t read enough, haha…”

He yelled and laughed, and was escorted out by the guards.

Until he was far away, he was still shouting: “Just wait and see! By then, someone will make the decision for us!”

…

The gentry from the south of the Yangtze River gathered in Nanjing.

Immediately, a crowd of people arrived at the Nanjing Rites Office.

Hundreds of people knelt and worshiped here.

Qi Zhiyuan beat his chest and fell down, and took the lead again this time.

Almost everyone’s face was ashen. The Hubu official did not dare to neglect and immediately sent the gentry’s petitions to the hands of Nanjing Hubu Shangshu Liu Yi.

Liu Yi was full of sympathy for these gentry.

Even the gentry can’t survive. How can this world be okay?

He immediately ordered people to invite various ministries to attend here.

The members of the tribe were seated in the hall, all with solemn expressions.

Then some people began to complain: “It’s really one wave after another. Rumors are spreading all over the place. The imperial envoys are killing people, and the Xishan Bank is embezzling and defrauding the gentry’s property. How can it go on like this, gentlemen? At this time, we can no longer pretend to be deaf and dumb. We need to appease the gentry first and then go to the court. Hey… let’s seek justice for them.”

“But it’s too much for so many people to kneel outside like this. It doesn’t look like that. It’s better to persuade them to go back and wait for the news. If not, it will make

people laugh.” Liu Yi stroked his beard and said angrily, “I won’t ask for it today. To be fair, I would rather die here. If they don’t want to disperse, why should we ask someone to lead troops to drive them away? It’s an emergency… We can’t make the decision, but to be honest, this Xishan Bank is too big. It’s too much. And that imperial envoy… is still hiding in Xiaoling and is lawless. It’s really abominable. Now these people are submitting petitions, one is to seek justice, and the other is to ask the imperial court to make the decision. , must have colluded with Xishan Bank to cause trouble…”

When Liu Yi said this, there was a hint of admiration on his face.

It has to be said that people who have read books are people who have read books, and they can actually think of colluding Xishan Bank and the imperial envoy.

After all…it is a capital crime for an imperial envoy to kill a minister without authorization. Now he deliberately contacted Xishan Bank, which is nothing more than giving Xishan Bank another piece of evidence.

“Forget it, let’s report it quickly.”

“I heard that the British Duke Zhang Mao is about to arrive. He is also here on an order this time. He is an imperial envoy, but I don’t know what he will do with the Hanlin in Xiaoling. I asked the British Duke to come and deal with it. This is the situation.”

All the ministers decided, but they all shook their heads.

………

Zhang Mao’s men and horses can be said to be working step by step to guard against changes.

The mighty army and horses arrived at Zhenjiang, crossed the river, and then arrived at Stone City. Before entering Nanjing, military orders were issued. Zhang Mao’s troops and horses changed defenses with the Nanjing garrison.

When Zhang Mao entered the city on horseback, officials from the six departments of Nanjing led the officials and gentry to the city gate to greet him.

Before Liu Yi, the Minister of the Ministry of Finance and the leader of the crowd, could speak, there was a commotion behind him.

But Qi Zhiyuan and others swarmed to grab it, and they all bowed to the ground and shouted loudly: “Please, the British Princess, make the decision…”

“We have suffered a great grievance. If the British Princess refuses to make the decision, the students and others will collide.” If you die here, you will die cleanly.”

Not only the gentry, but also many scholars along the way started making noises, and the scene was huge.

So much so that the troops and horses that followed immediately became alert.

Zhang Mao was bold and quickly dismounted from his horse, even though he was alone and walked forward.

He looked around and saw that these gentry and scholars were very excited, and saw Liu Yi and others… looking like they were watching, but did not stop him. Zhang Mao then said seriously: “I have been ordered to mobilize troops here for rotational defense. What grievances do you have? You are a rough man and a newcomer, but you can clearly distinguish between right and wrong. Why don’t you ask the local parents to decide?”

Qi Zhiyuan and others had made up their minds today, so they cried together and said, “We First, accuse the Xishan Bank, and secondly, accuse the imperial envoy of colluding with it. Only the British Duke can make the final decision on this matter. “

Zhang Mao came here on purpose, and also to prevent any chaos in the south of the Yangtze River.

Who would have known that when I first arrived, I would encounter such a thing, and it would also involve the Xishan Bank and the imperial envoy.

When he arrived in Zhenjiang, he knew that the imperial envoy killed Zuo Fudu, a censor, which was a crime of ten thousand deaths. However, he was an imperial envoy, and even he could not do anything about it. The emperor had to make the decision in this matter.

It’s a pity… I heard that His Majesty has not seen his foreign ministers recently and is living deep in the palace. He only issues orders and has no decision on the murder of the imperial envoy. This is strange.

Zhang Mao was puzzled. Looking at the situation in front of him, he cheered up and saw that the gentry were all kowtowing and there were many scholars making noises around them. The crowd was full of resentment.

He thought… If they don’t give them an explanation for this matter today, if these people start to make trouble, there will be no solution!

Just… that Xishan took their land by force? But I don’t know what the kid Jifan is hiding, but he asked me to clean up the mess for him.

So he composed himself and said: “When you come, please first invite the imperial envoy from Xiaoling to come down the mountain. As for the Xishan Bank…also send someone to ask their principals to come and inquire about the rights and wrongs.”

He After a pause, he looked at Qi Zhiyuan and the others without any doubt and said: “You will follow me into the city. We will talk about everything later.”

Qi Zhiyuan turned his head slightly and exchanged glances with a gentleman next to him.

The gentleman nodded secretly to him.

In fact, they all know that the British Duke and the Duke of Qi are family friends. If they just rely on the British Duke to make the decision for him, they are afraid that the board will be raised, but they will put it down gently in the end. But today, at this point, they must let the British We all know what the consequences will be if people in Jiangnan turn their backs.

What they want is for today’s events to be heard in heaven!

(End of chapter)