In order to prevent Huang Xin and others from being tortured, Zhang Xianzong quickly drafted an imperial edict in the cabinet despite the anger of Xie Jin and others. Not only were the three of them dismissed, but Xie Yuan was also demoted to the commanding officer. Of course, Zheng Ci was wanted.
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Of course, this means nothing to him.
Because at this time he had already passed the Yan Pass and entered the area controlled by the Jianwen court, and was welcomed by the Guilin gentry like a hero. Even Emperor Jianwen had issued an edict to make him Minister of Rites, and he was wanted only for him.
It just adds another halo to the hero's image.
It can be said that this imperial edict in the capital almost immediately aroused public indignation in both the civil and military systems.
It makes absolutely no sense!
No matter what the truth of the matter is, firstly, the Huguang Criminal Justice and Procuratorate Department always acts according to the rules. Since Yang Feng keeps saying he respects the law, then Huang Xin is right according to the law. This is Yang Feng's own slap in the face. Secondly, no matter what the truth is,
Xue Peng and Li Zhigang were never involved. At least Yang Feng couldn't catch them. It can be said that they have nothing to do with it, let alone the unlucky Xie Yuan. Their motives are indeed impure, but this kind of thing can only be understood in the heart.
, there is no basis to put it out in the open. They have no basis to grasp either legally or in terms of court rules.
What did they do wrong?
They are right!
What's wrong with enforcing the law impartially?
So the only way to explain Yang Feng's obviously shameless behavior is that he was so angry that he wanted to vent his anger and kill the chickens to scare the local officials, because he was the one who instigated Li Xin.
He sent these minions everywhere to incite unruly people and persecute the gentry.
He is the real mastermind behind the scenes.
This is really unbearable. If those civil and military officials still had any illusions about him before, now they have completely disappeared with this imperial edict.
I no longer have any illusions about him.
Don't expect him to leave a way for the landlords to survive, and don't expect him to gradually understand that the gentry is the ruler's ally because of his own interests, and the mud-legged ones are not. He will not cooperate with the gentry like those holy masters.
He would not even win over the gentry like those foreign conquerors, even if Zhu Yuanzhang did that, he would only destroy the landed gentry class.
Then……
Xichuan.
In the crowd of thousands of people, Liu Wen, who has been regarded by the people as the Grand Master of Qingtian, walked among the farmland pushing his measuring tape...
It's actually a bamboo ruler.
It's Cheng Dawei's measuring walker.
Bamboo strips are connected with copper wire, and a roll is wrapped on a trolley. Although Yang Feng cannot make a steel tape measure, it is still very easy, and it can be made everywhere, as long as the rulers used are the same length.
At this moment, Liu Zhizhou, who had been promoted to Zhizhou, pushed the measuring cart forward and quickly measured the length and width of the land. The subordinate staff who followed him took notes and took notes, and then calculated the area of the land.
This is Liu Zhizhou's re-clearance of the unowned land in the counties under Dengzhou's jurisdiction.
This is already official land.
As the governor of the state, of course he needs to know an accurate number.
Of course, he was just setting an example.
Next, each county will have a special Qingzhang team responsible for this work, and he will be followed by Qingzhang team members selected from Xichuan County.
Employed.
In fact, they are preparing to reform the government service system.
After all, in the past, the government officials were ordinary people who took turns. This system is obviously inappropriate. Now he hires these Qingzhang team members and conducts training himself. Then these people will listen to him in the future. Xichuan County Magistrate and the old official system can be kicked off at any time.
As long as a new batch of Jinshi come out next year, the imperial court will definitely appoint a new magistrate of Xichuan County, and they can come directly to establish a new yamen based on these Qingzhang team members. Liu Wen, the first batch of people sent to various places, is to prepare for the future.
The students should lay the foundation first so that they can quickly complete local control after taking over. Yang Feng wants to establish demonstration zones in each province prefecture by prefecture.
For such a major reform, we must first mobilize the enthusiasm of people everywhere.
In addition, new scholars must be allowed to practice.
Therefore, a similar demonstration area was set up in each province, so that ordinary people could see the changes brought about by this reform nearby, and also allowed the new scholars to exercise and grow up in the process. Finally, the public land law ordered
In one fell swoop, they pushed him away.
Now comes the layout.
But everything is not that simple. All local gentry and officials will obstruct and sabotage, and even use force to sabotage. Even now Liu Wen has only taken the first step. Although he is the magistrate, every county has a magistrate, and the same is true.
Not all landowners were involved in the Zhongyi Society case. What he could do was to use the property raids of the gentry involved in the Zhongyi Society to quickly establish his own foundation in various counties. At this time, the people around him regarded him as the great master of Qingtian.
The foundation to support his next actions, but of course all of this is based on the pain of other people.
"Loyalty Society?
What kind of loyalty, what kind of monarch and minister?
Has there ever been a baby girl as a king since ancient times?
The baby girl is the king, the queen mother listens to the government behind the curtain, and the princess is in charge. The rules are always reversed, the yin and yang change positions, the universe is reversed, monsters are rampant, and the country is ruined. The Zhu family is just a beggar. To win the world is a blessing beyond her ability, and she is also a tyrannical king.
, killed countless people, do you still want to pass it on to your descendants?
Where the most virtuous people in the world live, how virtuous is the Zhu family?"
Li Yi, a local scholar, was in the dense forest and looked angrily at the scene on the plain outside.
The reason for his anger is simple.
What is being measured is actually his land.
His father joined the Zhongyi Society and was furious when Liu Wen and his thugs ransacked his house.
He escaped and hid in Nanyang. His family also had a large business in Nanyang. He had been inciting local gentry to resist in Nanyang, but the latter did not shed tears until he saw the coffin. He always used various excuses to shirk his loyalty.
, cannot rebel, and it is the duty of the monarch and his ministers. In any case, Liu Wen is an official of the imperial court, but he just doesn't want to. There are even many people who blame the Zhongyi Society for causing trouble. It is because the Zhongyi Society does not know the rules and goes too far. However, in
After the news spread that Huang Xin and others were dismissed from office, the Nanyang gentry immediately woke up.
I am too naive!
So the Nanyang gentry immediately changed from unwilling to help him to fully supporting him.
"Boss Ha, it's up to you. As long as you kill this dog official, all the land you owned will be returned to you."
He turned to look at the guy next to him who was obviously a lustful person.
"Don't worry, Yang Feng is our mortal enemy, and we must kill his men."
Said Harding, a Semu man who was also a local.
He was originally a member of the Nanyang Guards, but when the King of Jin assassinated Yang Feng, his in-laws were involved. In order to cover up that it was the King of Jin who assassinated Yang Feng, Zhu Yuanzhang implicated those involved. His family was also implicated, so he had to leave the whole family.
He fled to the mountains and eventually became a horse bandit. However, his family had contacts with the Nanyang gentry after all. In fact, even if he became a horse bandit, he mainly did dirty work for the Nanyang gentry. This time he was hired by Li Yi to attack and kill Liu Wen.
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"Since this evildoer came to the Ming Dynasty, we Han gentry and lusty men have all been persecuted by him. Now it's time to work together."
Li Yi said.
Harding looked at Liu Wen's figure and smiled coldly, then pulled out the knife.
"Go ahead, kill the man in green robe!"
He used their words to speak to his nearly two hundred se-eyed horse bandits.
Then he urged his horse forward.
Behind him, the lustful horse bandits urged their horses one after another, armed with various weapons, swarmed out of the woods, ran wildly on the open plains, kept making various strange noises, and rushed forward like a group of wild beasts...
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"Kill, kill that dog official, kill all those unruly people!"
Li Yi roared excitedly from behind.
Liu Wen had already discovered the horse bandits, and then the people were in chaos.
However……
"boom!"
Gunfire rang out.
"Why are you panicking? They are just horse bandits. The military camp is not far away and will be there in a moment!
I have allocated land to you, but it depends on you whether you can keep your land."
Liu Wen, holding a short blunderbuss, shouted.
The people immediately calmed down.
"follow me!"
After Liu Wen finished speaking, he immediately ran to a nearby rock mound. Because it was close to the mountains, this place was originally a rock extending from the mountain. Moreover, the stones picked out from the surrounding farmland were all piled here, forming a rock mound. He
He ran directly to the highest point. At the same time, the Jinyi guards were also protecting him, all with short guns drawn. The following Qingzhang team members and the people who were assigned to this farmland all hurriedly followed him and surrounded him around the rocky hill with their backs turned.
They formed a circle and watched the horse bandits roaring towards them.
"Those inside take off their cotton clothes and use them as protection for those outside."
Liu Wen shouted.
As he spoke, he was the first to take off his cotton official robe.
It was already winter at this time.
The Jin Yiwei and the people inside also took off their cotton robes and handed them outside. As for them, they actually carried shields. These Jin Yiwei were used to life and death following Liu Wen, and they had already had this awareness. In fact, they still had cotton armor inside.
The people outside immediately covered themselves with multiple layers of cotton-padded clothes. As long as two or three layers of cotton-padded clothes were used, they could basically block the arrows of the horse bandits. The young and strong men carrying farm tools such as hoes were like spearmen.
His farm tools stick out from the middle.
Then pick up the stone directly under your feet.
A dense defensive formation was immediately formed.
"We've all fought in battles!"
Liu Wen said unexpectedly.
"Master Qingtian, Nanyang is a place where there will always be wars between the north and the south. Those who don't know how to fight will not survive."
A middle-aged man said with a smile.
"Who is that person!"
Liu Wen put the binoculars on his eyes and looked at Li Yi who was shouting in front of the dense forest.
"Young master of the Li family, what we are clearing is his family's land. The last time we ransacked the house, Mr. Li who was angry to death was his father. He is here for revenge. Folks, it is the horse bandits brought by Li Yi. He is back
He avenged his father and came back to steal our land."
The latter immediately shouted.
"Fight them!"
"How dare this bitch come back!"
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The people around were angry.
At this time, the horse bandits led by Harding had already started shooting arrows in this direction.
The young man in front immediately raised his cotton robe, while the young man in the back stood as close as possible.
"put!"
Liu Wen shouted.
Then he opened fire with the short gun in his hand.
The effective aiming range of this thing is similar to that of a cavalry bow.
It just has poor armor-breaking ability.
But the horse bandits didn't have armor either.
As the gunshots in his hand rang out, a horse bandit holding a bow and arrow fell off his horse. However, the arrows they shot also fell among the civilians. However, the layers of cotton-padded clothes in the hands of the latter provided good cover, and most of the arrows fell on the cotton-padded clothes.
On the robe, this kind of defense similar to a city defense barrier can easily block arrows. In fact, real city defenders can even use this method to block stones thrown by trebuchets. Even if some arrows fall on the crowd, because they are all crowded together.
, the injured could not leave, and still maintained a dense formation.
At the same time, the short muskets in the hands of the Jin Yiwei also opened fire.
The horse bandits fell one after another.
After finishing one round, these Jin Yiwei raised their second short muskets and threw them to the Qingzhang team members. They were responsible for loading. The young men also started to pick up the stones under their feet and threw them at the horse bandits.
The latter's purpose was to kill Liu Wen, and it was not far from Nanyang Guard's military camp, so they had to fight quickly. This kind of shooting was useless. After all, bows and arrows could not shoot muskets. Then Harding personally led the team and began
They attacked the people and tried to drive them away, but before the horse bandits carrying spears could rush forward, they were faced with countless rocks flying towards them.
It's all under the feet of these common people.
Throwing stones is a basic skill for the shepherd boy, and it is very accurate at close range.
The horse bandits at the front were smashed until their faces were covered in blood, and one of them fell down screaming.
"Don't panic, keep fighting them. If they want to take away the fields assigned to you, you have to fight them desperately. I can give the fields to you, but if you don't want them to be taken away again, you have to protect your fields.
"
Liu Wen shouted.
At the same time he took out a rocket and lit the fuse.
The rocket quickly roared straight into the sky.
"Hold on, reinforcements from Nanyang Guard will arrive soon."
he shouted.
Rockets exploded in the sky.
At this time, the first batch of horse bandits who rushed to Rock Hill were already fighting with the common people. Although their spears had a huge advantage, the latter refused to retreat and they had no choice. Some of the young men who were stabbed by spears were even caught directly.
Holding the spear. The young man squeezed in the middle and holding a hoe or something like that immediately moved forward and plowed towards the horse bandit. Although the latter was riding a horse, after being blocked, he still responded to the hoe that was being plowed towards him.
There's really no good way.
The horse bandit was repeatedly being dug into, hooked to the body and torn off.
Then he was beaten to death by a young man holding a stone.
The two sides even engaged in a bloody battle on the battlefield.
Qing Zhuang, who was throwing stones from behind, was more accurate at this distance and almost never missed.
Behind him, the Jin Yiwei's bullets were perfect.
After all, it was only twenty or thirty meters away. This distance was enough to catch up with the lobster soldiers lining up to shoot them.
"Don't be afraid. Each of those who died in the battle will receive a pension of two hundred guan, and those who were injured will be exempted from taxes for ten years. I am a disciple of the late emperor, a student taught by the ruling princess and Ambassador Yang. I will ask you for a reward from the ruling princess."
Liu Wen shouted.
Then he shot down a horse bandit.
At the same time, an arrow landed on him, but was blocked by the soft armor inside.
He also has raw silk soft armor on his body, and even wears a forged steel carburized insert similar to a bulletproof insert.
The arrow was directly deflected.
However, he looked in the direction of the military camp with some surprise.
Because the rocket responding there has not yet appeared.