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When Zhao Yinxuan saw the Jingjiang Wang family tragically die, they were so scared that they trembled all over. They didn't expect that this new master was so ruthless and that his relatives could deal with it.

After King Jingjiang was executed, the second one came up were Qu Shisi and Zhang Tongchang’s disciples. The two were wearing red prison uniforms, with grass marks on their heads, and their hands tied up.

Qu Shixi said to Zhang Tongchang behind him: "Bieshan, the teacher will take a step first and wait for you in the nine springs!"

Zhang Tongchang smiled and said, "Haha, teacher, please leave, the disciple will be here soon!"

After saying that, Qu Shixi walked up to the execution platform, put his head under the guillotine, closed his eyes and waited for death.

At this time, in the Jingjiang Palace, Zhang Huangyan knelt in front of Zhu Hongsan, begging Zhu Hongsan to let Qu Shisi and Zhang Tongchang go.

Zhu Hongsan sat on the chair and did not speak, but stared at the urgent report from the Jinyiwei in his hand and was stunned.

Zhang Huangyan found that the emperor's attention was not on him after talking for a long time, so he quickly coughed and asked, "Your Majesty, Qu Shisi and Zhang Tongchang are going to be executed now, and these two people must not be killed! Please let them go with kindness!"

Zhang Huangyan's words woke Zhu Hongsan up. He looked at Zhang Huangyan and smiled and said, "Xuanzhu, I didn't want to kill them. They are different from Zhu Hengyi. I just see if Qu Shixi is really loyal to Zhu Youlang!"

After Zhu Hongsan finished speaking, he said to Li Chengen beside him: "Old Li, go and pass the orders and take Qu Shisi and Zhang Tongchang back to the prison. In a few days, the surrendered generals were sent to the capital for custody!"

When Zhang Huangyan heard that Zhu Hongsan finally spared Qu Shixi and the others, he let out a long sigh. Although he did not release him, he was imprisoned in Nanjing prison, but he left a life after all, so that he and his teacher Qian Qianyi would have the opportunity to rescue him again.

After Zhu Hongsan finished speaking, he handed the Jinyiwei report in his hand to Zhang Huangyan and said, "Xuanzhuo, look at it! This is a secret report from Beijing. It seems that my two sons are not worried about it!"

Zhang Huangyan took it and found that in addition to the urgent report from the Jinyiwei, there were two secret copies, one written by the Crown Prince Zhu Hai, and the other written by Meng Zhangming, the Censor of the Censorate.

Zhang Huangyan first looked at the urgent report from the Jinyiwei. It turned out that the Crown Prince Zhu Hai suddenly used the Crown Prince's Seal to mobilize the three guards of the East Palace to close the Nine Gates of Nanjing, saying that the city would be closed to search for criminals in the imperial examination.

The prince's secret letter explained in detail to Zhu Hongsan why he mobilized the three guards of the East Palace. The prince discovered that the exam questions were leaked in the capital. He was afraid that the criminals would escape, so he had to use his guards.

Seeing Zhang Huangyan, he was shocked and sweated. The three guards of the East Palace were the prince's personal guards, the prince's Xungu and the prince's Yigu. Each guard had 1,120 soldiers, which was far smaller than the 5,600 normal guards. These three guards were mainly responsible for the affairs of the Eastern Palace Guards, Yicong, and Lubu, and ceremonial guards. Therefore, these people were just some etiquette soldiers, similar to the Han generals around the emperor. But no matter how much they said, this was an armed force of more than 3,000 people. If used properly, it could still cause some damage.

After reading the secret letter of the crown prince, Zhang Huangyan quickly opened the secret letter of the censor Meng Zhangming, which was even more unbearable. Meng Zhangming heard the news in the capital, saying that the crown prince was preparing to follow the story of Lingwu in the Tang Dynasty when His Majesty went to war, and then named His Majesty the Emperor as the Supreme Emperor.

Zhang Huangyan was well-read, so he naturally knew that this Lingwu story refers to the story of Emperor Suzong of Tang Dynasty during the Anshi Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty. In Lingwu, without the consent of Laozi Li Longji, he directly established himself as emperor and then regarded Laozi Li Longji as the emperor. Now that such a major event occurs in the court, how can Zhang Huangyan, the princeling, not be anxious?

"Your Majesty, Meng Zhangming's memorials are full of reports, and there is no real evidence. I feel that the prince has no other ideas!"

Zhu Hongsan snorted: "Hmph! I'm not dead yet, can't he wait? Where does the rain come from without wind? Since there are rumors in the capital, someone must have thought of it like this!"

Zhang Huangyan heard Zhu Hongsan's heart-killing words and was about to explain to the prince, but Zhu Hongsan interrupted Zhang Huangyan and said, "Okay, let's not say anything, just draw an order! The palace guards, the three guards of the East Palace, and the military and horse yamen in the capital are controlled by Qian Yong! Zhu Hongyi is old, let him stay at home to support him! The prince Zhu Hai is not good at doing things, so he will study behind closed doors and not be allowed to contact outsiders!"

When Zhu Hongsan left Nanjing, he handed over the guard duty of the imperial city to Zhu Hongyi, and the defense of the capital to Qian Yong. Now he handed over both positions to Qian Yong, which shows that Zhu Hongsan is no longer at ease with Zhu Hongyi. After all, Zhu Hongyi and the prince are too close. It would be fine if the censor Meng Zhangming said it was fake, but it would be difficult to deal with it if it was real. Zhu Hongsan, who had lost his hometown, immediately became a lonely man. Although he would not be the emperor alone like Li Longji, it was enough for Zhu Hongsan to drink a pot of food.

As soon as Zhu Hongsan opened his golden mouth, it was a foregone conclusion. In addition, Zhang Huangyan had no information and could not say anything to the prince, so he had to go on and draw up an order according to Zhu Hongsan's intention.

Zhu Hongsan, a miserable emperor, fought to the death in front, but his sons broke up with each other for the sake of power.

This is the case. After Zhu Hongsan left Nanjing, the political situation in Nanjing was stable in the first few months. The new chief assistant Ma Jiyuan came to power. In addition, the interests of the big landlords in Nanzhili were protected, so no one was making trouble.

Therefore, the Crown Prince Zhu Hai has been very leisurely in the past few months. Although Zhu Hai is called the Supervisor, Zhu Hongsan left him with very little room for power. Zhu Hai, an official position above the fourth rank, has no right to appoint, and can only submit it to the front line of Guangxi for approval. The promotion of low- and middle-aged officials below the fourth rank is the organization department's business, and Zhu Hai cannot get involved. Zhu Hai's only function as a supervisor is to be a rubber stamp, and he can only give a letter of approval from the cabinet at the grand court meeting every half month, and he does not even have the right to object.

Without Zhu Hongsan by his side, Zhu Hai has been much more relaxed in the past few months. One day in February, he saw that the weather is good today, so he decided to bring his personal eunuch Shuangxi out to visit his old friend Qian Yiai.

Qian Yiai has been the magistrate of Shangyuan County for a year. Over the past year, he has deeply experienced the difficulties of grassroots officials. There is a needle under a thousand threads above and there is a local task. The local government needs to clean up garbage, maintain public security, collect grain and taxes, and recruit refugees. These are OK, because they are all the responsibilities of Shangyuan County, so those yamen runners do it quite conveniently.

The most annoying thing is that the new emperor has changed, and political affairs have become more and more numerous. The emperor wants to build a development zone outside Jinshan Gate and build a new factory, and land acquisition and demolition work will naturally fall to the local area. In addition, the emperor wants to provide some basic civil affairs benefits and reopen the "Yangjiyuan", "Luzeyuan" and "Huimin Pharmaceutical Bureau" that were previously false, all of which require money and manpower.

The people are easy to talk about, but it is not enough to let the townships spend labor service, but where does this money come from? Only half of the central government allocated, and the other half is called local supporting facilities. What kind of facilities are they equipped with? Isn’t it necessary for the local private sector to pay for their other half? Qian Yiai has no choice. If he wants to be a good official, he has to make political achievements. When he has no money, he can only be shameless and go to various wealthy families in the county to beg for alms.

Fortunately, Qian Yiai's father is still in power, so no one knows about Qian Yiai's father, so Qian Yiai can still get money.

Qian Yiai was just ready in the yamen that morning, and at noon he was going to a drinks party. The Shen family, a wealthy family in the city, arranged for Qian Yiai to have dinner. At this moment, a yamen runner outside the door came in and told him: "Grandpa, there is a person outside the door asking for a meeting, saying that he was the family of Mr. Zheng, the doctor of the Ministry of Finance!"

Mr. Zheng Qian Yiai knew that he was a doctor in the Jiangsu Qingli Department of the Ministry of Finance. He was the upper eyelid of the entire Jiangsu Province. God of Wealth, Qian Yiai naturally dared not disappear, so he quickly asked someone to invite the family in.

A middle-aged man in his forties came in with the yamen runners outside the door. He saw that he was probably a family member like a housekeeper. The housekeeper probably received the instructions of his master and knew Qian Yiai's identity. When he came into the house, he was very respectful to Qian Yiai.

The butler said after saluting, "Caomin greets the great master. Caomin is the butler of Master Zheng, the Jiangsu Qing official official of the Ministry of Finance. My master has something to ask the great master for help!"

The housekeeper said respectfully, but Qian Yiai dared not take it big. It is true that he is a minister, but the county magistrate is not as good as the county magistrate. This Mr. Shen holds the money, grain and taxes of Jiangsu Province. If he makes him unhappy, it will be a little difficult for you to go to Yuan County to drink a pot of Qian Yiai.

"Where is there, Lord Zheng usually takes care of me, Shangyuan County, so our county will naturally respond to all requests. I wonder what happened to Lord Zheng this time?"

"Grandmaster, it's not a big deal. It's my lady's cat that was lost yesterday. My lady has been raising this cat for many years and has a deep relationship. After the loss, my lady cried all night. My master really has no choice but to ask the yamen runners here to help find it. I wonder if it's okay?"

The butler said politely, but this matter is extremely rude. If you lose a cat from a fourth-rank doctor, you will ask the county yamen runners to help you find it? The emperor is not so arrogant!

But there is no way. Qian Yiai asked someone to ask for it. The demolition work of the development zone outside the city is underway. This is a work that the emperor issued a decree to do many times. If Qian Yiai cannot do it well, it will be impossible to get the way to rise. All the funds from superiors have to go through the Jiangsu Qing Lishu. When the other doctor Zheng said that he would give you half a month late, you would not be able to take advantage of it.

Qian Yiai had no choice but to smile and said, "Don't worry, this butler, I will arrange for someone to search around Master Zheng's house. I will definitely not let the lady be sad anymore!"

After Qian Yiai said that, he called the head of the county yamen runners and asked him to bring fifty people with him and follow Butler Zheng to help find him.

Mr. Zheng was satisfied with the helper and went to find Mao. Qian Yiai calmed down and prepared to change his clothes to go to the banquet. At this time, the runner outside the door came in and reported: "Grandmaster, another person came outside the door, saying that he was my friend and wanted to see him!"
Chapter completed!