The Gongun princes, who were sure they could no longer bear it, calmed down.
Even if we fight, we can't do it in the capital.
After all, he can't beat Yang Feng.
On the contrary, they are still adding fuel to the flames, publicizing the public land law with great fanfare, making it seem as if it will be implemented immediately.
Then the gentry everywhere went crazy.
After receiving the news, a group of old men over eighty years old went into battle in person, and were carried by their children and grandchildren to the Tiexuan family ancestral hall. A barrel of gunpowder was directly stuffed into it, and amidst the explosion, they all trembled and dug with their hoe.
During this period, a fellow villager Xian died on the ancestral grave of Tie Xuan's family because he was so angry and exhausted that he couldn't take a breath.
Poor Tie family, who was originally one of the most famous families in the area, could only close the door and hide in the face of such public outrage.
As for local officials…
What can they do?
They are all old men over eighty years old, and they are not plotting rebellion or committing murder. They cannot be arrested or tried.
It really can't be judged.
Who is guilty at this age?
Of course, we can only sit back and watch the Tie family's misfortune.
Besides, Dengzhou Zhizhou had already resigned, and now he is just acting as Tongzhi.
Then the next day, the gentry from the nearby prefectures and counties also charged into the battle with old men in their eighties. They digged up the Tie family's ancestral grave again, smashed even the bones and debris, and even poured feces into it as if to vent their anger.
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As for the Tie family...
The Tie family was attacked by robbers the night before.
I don’t know where it came from. Anyway, bandits broke into his house at night and not only killed more than a dozen people but also lit a fire. Fortunately, due to their family background, they still had some brothers from the same family in Dengzhou who they could rely on, so
Part of them escaped. But by the next day, these brothers did not dare to take them in, so they had to abandon their homes and flee to Jinan, and they kept their names anonymous in order to keep it secret. However, this was of no use, because along the way the gentry all sharpened their knives, and eventually the whole
The total number of clan members who have fled to Jinan is less than ten.
Of course, the tragedy of the Tie family was caused by his loyalty. Her Majesty the Queen will not let the tears of loyal ministers flow in vain.
So I continued to promote him.
However, at this time, the provincial level recognized the Chief Envoy, and the Chief Envoy was already the highest.
Ambassador Yang suggested that each government official's department should add an official position to oversee the overall situation, so that local affairs can be handled more efficiently. Moreover, this official position should preferably have the ability to make emergency decisions and even mobilize the army when necessary.
Just call the governor!
Not counting local officials.
Instead, he served as a foreign mission of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, overseeing the local area on behalf of the Imperial Censor.
Of course, Shang Fang's sword definitely doesn't have it.
But for the crimes of local officials, including generals of the guard, as long as the evidence is solid, they can be arrested first and then reported. In order to ensure that the governor can do this, the governor can be assigned a police standard of 300 soldiers. Of course, these soldiers are from the gods.
The machine battalion was transferred there. As for the three hundred divine machine battalions, except for the orders from the capital, only the local governor could mobilize them.
This proposal immediately became an imperial edict, so Tie Xuan was promoted from the Chief Envoy of Shandong to the right deputy censor of Shandong Province, and had the power to arrest Shandong military and political officials first and report later.
As soon as the imperial edict came out, the world looked at it with suspicion.
What a holy blessing this is!
It has reached the point where a separate official position has been established for him.
This was all in exchange for his memorials that brought disaster to the world.
Traitor!
The traitor who brought disaster to the country!
It can be said that every promotion and every honor he received was obtained by betraying the gentry. Therefore, the local gentry who had nowhere to vent their anger had no choice but to continue digging at his ancestral grave. Unfortunately, the Tie family's ancestral grave is like a sacred place for internet celebrities to check in.
There is an endless stream of gentry from all over the place who go there every day, and some even make a special trip from Huguang.
It didn't take long before all that was left was a puddle.
Moreover, the Shandong gentry even tried to assassinate him, so it is really necessary to look at the Three Hundred Fubiao Shenji Camp in this way, otherwise even if he could escape once, he would not be able to escape the continuous assassinations of the gentry. But he escaped, he
But it was difficult for his family to escape. One of his sons was accidentally shot to death with a poisonous arrow when he went out, and one of his daughters was kidnapped and then disappeared. It was rumored that she was sold to a merchant ship.
However, he was promoted again.
In order to make up for the pain of losing his son, the eldest princess of Hanshan gave him the title of Prince Young Master.
This then led to the escalation of revenge against him by the Henan gentry...
"This is a bit troublesome!"
Yang Feng looked at the urgent report in front of him with a pure face.
Si, the Chief Envoy of Henan Province, urgently reported that the gentry in Dengzhou and several surrounding counties and counties had conflicts with his brothers because of Tiexuan's incident, and a fight broke out in Dengzhou. There were also gentrymen in several other counties and counties.
There was a large-scale fighting, and the local gentry was uniting to expel his brothers. Although the latter resisted vigorously, they were ultimately outnumbered.
It has caused hundreds of casualties so far.
And the fighting is still spreading.
It has even spread to the whole of Henan.
"Ambassador, what's the trouble? If there is a local fight, just transfer the guard station to suppress it."
Zhang Xianzong said calmly.
Based on his understanding of Yang Feng, he knew clearly that Tie Xuan was actually cheated by Yang Feng.
The more Tie Xuan is promoted, the more the gentry will be stimulated to retaliate against his clan. After his clan is completely retaliated against, the targetless gentry will have nowhere to vent their anger, and it will inevitably spread outward. In the final analysis, the difference between them and the local gentry is
There was already a conflict between the two countries, and now the angry local gentry took this opportunity to expel them. Originally, this problem could have been easily solved, as long as the troops were dispatched to capture a few of the gentry and shock them when they were digging their ancestral graves. Henan
It's not like the gentry in places like Jiangxi and Zhejiang are strong. The current population of Henan will not give the gentry much power. After all, their population is not as good as that of Shanxi.
But Yang Feng didn't.
He ignored what happened in Dengzhou and just promoted Tie Xuan.
While letting those gentry persecute his clan.
While promoting him, he stimulated the anger of the gentry.
This is just to kill him!
Now it seems obvious that they are not just trying to kill him, but his entire group.
"That would be making a fuss out of a molehill. This kind of thing is the business of the Chief Envoy and the Inspector General, not bandits. Rebellion and the like require the command of the Envoy. It's just civil war. It's not commonplace. It happens everywhere. Let's do it.
Let the Metropolitan Procuratorate select a censor, even an imperial envoy, and ask him to go to Dengzhou to comfort him. I remember there is a man named Liu Shi'e, so let him go and comfort him!"
Yang Feng said.
Be comforted!
This guy is from Shanyin, Zhejiang Province.
Now all the Confucian families in eastern Zhejiang regard Guangzhou as the city of light.
After all, overseas trade was allowed there, and Confucian scholars were respected.
For the gentry in eastern Zhejiang, one of them is enough to be considered a holy lord and wise king, not to mention having both. As long as an official from the eastern Zhejiang area is asked to pacify him, he guarantees that the more he pacifies, the less chaos he will have.
Zhang Xianzong didn't say anything more. Yang Feng's real purpose was already obvious. There was no need for him to waste his words on this. Besides, he was not interested in caring about the victims. With the fighting power of the Henan gentry, it was not impossible to solve this problem. Although
He really couldn't figure out what purpose Tie Xuan had in submitting that memorial, but from the moment he submitted that memorial, he was already a public enemy of the gentry, and what he was encountering now was just inevitable.
Public land law!
Doesn’t this drive the world’s gentry crazy?
He and Tie Xuan were old acquaintances, and he really didn't expect Tie Xuan to be so brave. More importantly, Tie Xuan's family were also landlords. With the landlord giving such a memorial, this was more than just bravery.
Simply amazing.
"Let the rumor spread that Tie Xuan has been approved. Please use Dengzhou as a pilot for the public land law and implement it throughout Henan within three years."
Yang Feng lay at the window and looked at Zhang Xianzong's back, and then said to the little princess.
"Looking at what happened in Dengzhou, I'm afraid these gentry really won't back down."
said the little princess.
"It is impossible to retreat. There is no room for retreat in this kind of thing. This is a war."
Yang Feng said.
This was just the beginning. He had to continue to stimulate the gentry until they could no longer bear it and truly raised the flag to resist him.
And at this moment.
North of Xiangyang, Luyan Station.
Liu Wen, a newly admitted scholar, was standing in front of the inn door with confusion, looking at a strange team in front of him.
These people all have Xiangyang accents and must have returned to Xiangyang from Xinye. Although most of them are young and middle-aged, there are more than a dozen among them. Sitting on them are old people who must be at least eighty years old. Some of them are even talking.
The people above were groaning as if they were about to die. The young men were armed with various cold weapons, but some were also carrying axes and the like. There were about two hundred people in total.
"Prince, what are these?"
He asked Yi Cheng beside him doubtfully.
"The person who went to Dengzhou to smash the Tie family's ancestral graves was Tie Xuan, the chief minister of Shandong. He sent a memorial to the court, asking the queen to issue a decree to implement the public land law and collect the land of the people from all over the world. Following the example in Shanxi, all the land should be converted into public land. From now on,
Those who farmed did not pay taxes, but only paid rent to the court.
This suddenly angered gentry everywhere
They said that he was a treacherous minister who brought disaster to the country and the people, so the gentry of Dengzhou took the lead in digging up his ancestral grave.
The gentry from the surrounding prefectures couldn't help it, and they all got together to go to Dengzhou to dig out his family's ancestral graves. Several waves had passed in the past few days. This was from Xiangyang. They were the first to go there. Now they are back after digging, and Deng
There was a fight in the state because of this incident, and many people died. They were probably afraid of being involved there, so they hurried back."
Yi Cheng said happily.
"The government doesn't care?"
Liu Wen said in shock.
"The magistrate of Dengzhou resigned a long time ago. Now Tongzhi is acting on behalf of the state. Tongzhi is from Xiangyang. His family still has more than a thousand acres of land. He also hates Tiexuan so much that he doesn't go over and dig it himself.
Even if all benevolence and righteousness are exhausted.
Besides, this has aroused public outrage, and unless the imperial court sends troops to suppress it, Guang Dengzhou himself will not be able to suppress it."
Yi Cheng said.
"Where is this law?"
Liu Wen said angrily.
He is a university graduate, a Jinshi in Agriculture, and is going to be a judge in Dengzhou.
His voice was slightly louder when he said this, and an old man who was originally humming immediately opened his eyes as he passed over his shoulder...
"Son, don't talk nonsense."
He said with a cold snort.
"At an advanced age, with the respect of an elder, one should serve the public and abide by the law and set an example for the younger generations. However, with only a memorial from Tie Gong, he insults his ancestors and destroys their ancestral graves. This is a violation of the law for the country and a loss of education for the descendants at home. The younger generation can only say It’s just a matter of fact. Regardless of whether Tiegong’s memorial is right or wrong, it is his responsibility as a minister. What’s more, even if he is guilty, he must be dealt with by the court. How can there be any reason to lynch someone’s ancestral graves and destroy their ancestral graves according to the Ming Dynasty law? It is a serious crime. The younger generation is Deng The state judge is now appointed to take office. If someone commits a crime in Dengzhou at an advanced age, the younger generation cannot ignore it."
Liu Wen saluted and said.
Then all the old guys opened their eyes.
"It turns out he is an official. I wonder which subject he is a Jinshi?"
The old guy said.
"Enke, Jinshi in Agricultural Sciences."
Liu Wen said.
The old guys looked at each other, and the old guy in front of Liu Wen gestured to lift his shoulders and put him down. Then he walked out tremblingly and walked to Liu Wen.
"So, the official is a disciple of the emperor?"
he said.
"I don't dare. This junior is indeed a student of the late Emperor."
Liu Wen said.
The old guy nodded, then tremblingly approached Liu Wen, suddenly smiled strangely, and then fell to the side...
"Oops, the new Jinshi hit someone!"
He shouted as he fell.
"Jinshi beat someone to death."
"Tai Gong He was beaten to death!"
…
The old guys immediately shouted.
Then they pushed Qingzhuang forward one after another. Before Qingzhuang could react, they all stood a little confused. One of the Qingzhuangs was the first to wake up. He looked at one of the old guys with questioning eyes, and the latter simply said After making a gesture of wiping his neck, Qing Zhuang immediately picked up the stick and rushed forward...
"Kill this bitch to avenge Mr. He!"
he shouted.
Only then did the other young men wake up and immediately swarmed forward...
"boom!"
Suddenly there was a gunshot.
Everyone was so frightened that they stopped. The young man holding the stick in the air held the stick high with both hands, and then looked at the flintlock gun pointed at his head in horror. In Liu Wen's hand, there was another flintlock gun. It was still smoking. Behind Liu Wen, several of his followers had rushed out, and each one of them pulled out a short flint-haired musket and pointed it at these young men...
"Tai Gong He, right? You are very familiar with the way of blackmailing people! Have you never thought that I would have no means of self-defense after traveling thousands of miles from the capital to Dengzhou? You want to blackmail me into beating you, and then let these people take care of you? I beat him to death, and no one else here saw him. Wang Yicheng was a local, so naturally he didn't dare to testify that you were blackmailing me. In the end, I beat the old man, and these young men accidentally beat him to death out of indignation?
You are quite smart!"
Liu Wen looked at the old guy on the ground and said.
The latter was also dumbfounded and lay there gaping at him.
"Ambassador Yang has guessed your tricks a long time ago. In this situation, do you think I will take charge alone?
wrong.
Those of us who take office in local areas actually bring troops with us."
Liu Wen said.
And those followers simply took out their cards.
"In my life, this is the first time I have seen someone blackmailing someone like this, and they all blamed Jin Yiwei.
Do you recognize the words above?
Jinyiwei Xiaoqi.
You are besieging the Jinyi Guards, which is tantamount to conspiracy, and you are in big trouble."
A follower said with a smile.
The stick in the young man's hand fell instantly, bounced on the ground, and then hit the old guy. The latter suddenly twitched, and then collapsed on the ground...