As the saying goes, when one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven.
It can be said that it is most vividly reflected in Sun Cheng, the flag officer of the pro-army Yulinwei half a year ago.
He left the Yulin Guards with him and headed to the East Palace, where he was escorted by ten Yulin Guards officers and soldiers who were still only the grandson of the emperor at that time.
Now they have all entered the Jinyiwei Yamen, and each of them has been promoted.
The lowest one is also a flag officer in uniform and leads fifty people.
Tian Mai was the worst offender among the ten people at the beginning, and was the general flag officer of Fusi in Jinyiwei North Town.
This time the supervisor came ashore from Taizhou Prefecture and escorted the imperial court's 500,000 stones of disaster relief grain and grass to Taizhou Prefecture and Jinhua Prefecture. It was Tian Mai who carried him.
At this moment, his cheeks were turned an unhealthy red color due to the ice and snow around him. His chapped lips showed that he had not drank water for a long time.
Behind him were three thousand households and three thousand troops of Taizhou Prefecture Haimen Guards.
Under the ice and snow, this army marching on the snow seemed silent. It is located at the junction of Shaoxing Prefecture and Jinhua Prefecture in the distance. The Puyang River blocks the Wuzhishan Mountain that directly connects Pujiang County to the north with Hangzhou Prefecture (this is the one on my map).
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To the northwest of Wuzhi Mountain are the mountains of Zhejiang Province such as Wuxie Mountain and Jiuling Mountain.
These mountains are connected together, so that the entire Jinhua Prefecture can only enter Hangzhou Prefecture by going south to Yanzhou Prefecture in the west. Or it can go east to Taizhou Prefecture, Ningbo Prefecture, and then cross Shaoxing Prefecture to reach Hangzhou Prefecture.
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There is no official road leading from Jinhua Mansion to Hangzhou Mansion in the north. Without these, only pedestrians can pass, but no large armies or large caravans can pass.
In front of you is Pujiang County, and behind you are three thousand Haimen Guards officers and soldiers.
However, Tian Mai's attention and eyes were always on the man who was at the forefront, as the guide and the real commander behind the scenes of the team, who was wrapped in a black robe.
Men have no official positions.
At least in the imperial court, no one could find any information about him in the official document library.
But Tian Mai, the chief banner officer of the Imperial Guard, did not dare to offend this man in the slightest.
"Come on... dare to ask what we should do now?"
Tian Mai thought for a long time, but still didn't expect that he couldn't decide how to call the person in front of him.
The man frowned, this place is a shady slope outside Pujiang County.
Only ten miles away is Pujiang County, where countless victims of the disaster have gathered outside the city.
Under Tian Mai's nervous gaze, the man's hand had already been placed on the handle of a sword that was not the Ming Dynasty's standard saber.
Zeng.
A sound of gold and flint.
Wielding a long knife, the blade cut through the wind and chopped up the snowflakes in the sky. The man pressed forward with the knife.
"In Pujiang County, all officials, gentry, and merchants will be punished!"
A bang.
Under the entire Wuzhi Mountain, it was like the stone monkey that was pressed on the Wuzhi Mountain in the book was born. In an instant, thunder rolled from the sky and the ground shook.
The hundreds of cavalrymen who were originally hiding at the bottom of the shady slope have already circled out from both sides of the army.
At the top of the slope, long spears were pressed down, red tassels rolled up in the flying snow, and bursts of dragon roars were made incomprehensible style.
The cavalry began to charge from the top of the slope.
For these most elite soldiers of the Ming Dynasty, ten miles of land is just a blink of an eye.
Then, Tian Mai followed closely behind the man, commanding the remaining infantry to speed up and rush down the shady slope.
The cavalry at the front rushed to the front of Pujiang County, swept by a gust of snow and cold wind.
The officials and gentry in Pujiang County are very respectable.
No matter how many disaster victims gather around the county seat, there is always enough road left for dozens of riders to travel parallel on the road leading to the county seat.
And these more than five hundred Haimen Guards cavalry rushed into this road.
The people around him were probably really numb. They saw these menacing officers and soldiers in vain and did not react.
They just watched quietly as the officers and soldiers with swords in their hands rushed towards the county seat.
But the officers and soldiers on horseback were already shouting.
"The imperial court has decreed that the General-in-Chief of the King of Qin will supervise the disaster relief work in Zhejiang Province, and the emperor's grandson will supervise the affairs of the country, and the governor of the Chinese Army Governor's Office will assist in the organization."
"The government of Pujiang County, Jinhua Prefecture, embezzled money to provide food and grass for disaster relief, which is unacceptable in nature, so the imperial envoy will punish it!"
"The officials and gentry in Pujiang County colluded. The gentry and merchants withheld grain and grass, raised the price of grain, and bought wives and children. As a result, the people's families were destroyed, and the imperial envoys punished them!"
"We were ordered to kill officials and punish thieves!"
"Kill officials to seek thieves!"
"Kill officials to seek thieves!"
By the end, more than five hundred riders had shouted out their purpose this time.
The numb and cold eyes of the victims outside Pujiang County gradually gained something different.
The cold eyes began to gradually turn red.
Before they could respond, the cavalry in front had already rushed into the county town.
On the snowfield behind, more officers and soldiers rushed over.
They also shouted in unison to kill officials and punish thieves.
Outside Pujiang County, the victims gradually calmed down.
Within the county town, several thick plumes of black smoke have already risen.
There were faint sounds of begging for mercy and the sound of swords without response.
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This is the Lantern Festival in the 25th year of Hongwu.
Probably because of the road disaster in Zhejiang, the lively atmosphere in Hangzhou's capital city this year is less than in previous years. Few people in the streets and alleys hang red lanterns at their doors.
Every household is tightening their belts, and no one knows whether the surplus grain in their granary pockets can last until the day the disaster is over.
"The Romance of Fairy Wood"
However, the world is always unequal.
Some people are going through hardships, while others are enjoying luxury.
This is the real world.
Outside the Zhejiang Daoist Liu Mansion with white walls.
Zhu Yunxi was just wearing a woolen cloak with a sash underneath, and a wild goose feather knife hanging from his belt.
Dressing up like this is to make it easier for him to kill someone today.
Behind him, in the entire alleyway in front of the Liu Mansion, were no less than a hundred people of Jinyi cavalry, led by Deputy Qianhu Sun Cheng.
Farther away, with the Liu Mansion as the core, are the guards of the Hangzhou Prefecture of Zhejiang Province led by Tang Li after more than half a month of integration.
According to the court's practice, Zhu Yunxi has given annual leave to officials in Hangzhou since the 30th of the New Year.
Today is the day of harvest.
When he set out from Yingtian City's Longwan Pier years ago, Zhu Yunxi did not expect that the prince's father would actually be in a wheelchair, starting from the Imperial City and walking through the entire Yingtian City to the pier outside Waijinchuan Gate, where he drove the secret guard
Leave it to yourself.
These people either accompanied them or quietly lurked into Zhejiang Road, but now they are wearing stars and moons, and after suffering from the frost, all their efforts have come to fruition.
He glanced at the Liu Mansion, which was standing alone.
Inside the courtyard wall, the sound of silk and bamboo could be heard constantly.
Zhu Yunxi sneered silently.
Is this what makes gold and jade rotten on the outside?
On the surface, he pretends to share the suffering of the people, but secretly he enjoys a life of wealth and wealth.
Going against the grain seems to be what these people are most passionate about.
Zhu Yunxi couldn't understand why they always had such courage.
I can’t figure it out.
Then the only solution is to use swords.
"Kill!"
Zhu Yunxi gave the order.
Zhejiang Province Chief Minister Si Yamen left the gate of Liu Man's residence and fell down with a crash.