When the dam problem was discovered on the river in Mengjin County.
The Henan Prefecture's Yamen in Luoyang City has put the entire city on alert, and the guards and horses stationed inside and outside Luoyang City have also received instructions one after another. Everyone must stay in the camp and wait for military orders that may come.
Duan Jialin, the prefect of Henan Prefecture, rushed to the city wall only a quarter of an hour behind Tian Mai.
As soon as Duan Jialin arrived at the city wall, he heard the emperor's grandson's order to use the Henan guards to march into the mountain.
He was newly promoted from Yingtian City this year following the major change in the officialdom of Henan Province.
He is not a scholar, but he can be regarded as a capable official.
Duan Jialin reached the city wall, shook his official robe, and then bowed and clasped his fists: "I, Duan Jialin, the magistrate of Henan Prefecture, see His Royal Highness the Emperor Taisun."
Zhu Yunxi looked at Duan Jialin, who was soaked in the rain without asking anyone to hold an umbrella, and smiled faintly: "Prefect Duan has been in office in Henan Prefecture for several months now, and I think he is getting better."
Duan Jialin nodded, but with a wry smile on his face: "When working for the imperial court, I can only do my best and don't dare to make any mistakes."
I have been working as the prefect of Henan Prefecture for almost a year. Now on this city wall, there is not even a magistrate official holding an umbrella, so how can I say that I am getting better.
Zhu Yunxi also knew it, but simply said: "The court situation will always improve. Magistrate Duan is not doing official business in the government office today, why are you here?"
Duan Jialin hesitated for a long time before saying: "Wei Chen wants to... Now that we have found out what happened on the river, it has nothing to do with whether the governor's office of the river and the officials of the various departments and offices of Henan Prefecture can release those temporarily detained. After all...
…There are also rivers in the mansion, where everything is busy and cannot be separated from people.”
Wang Xinling, who was holding an umbrella, silently glanced sideways at the prefect of Henan Prefecture.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this newly appointed magistrate did not have a smooth life in Henan Prefecture. But he turns out to be a good old man, and now he wants to intercede for those who are temporarily detained.
The young governor thought about it for a moment. If he were in this position, he would probably delay it for a while, then act hard enough, and finally let those people go by telling them in various ways.
In this way, it can also make those people feel grateful, and worst of all, it can also be less burdensome in the days to come.
He raised it directly now.
It has been found that there is no problem with those people, and there is no reason for Taisun to continue to imprison those people.
Duan Jialin's plea for mercy ended up in vain.
Zhu Yunxi sighed softly and waved his hand: "Since the prefect interceded for them and found out that nothing happened, let them go."
Duan Jialin's face was full of joy: "I thank you, Your Highness."
Zhu Yunxi snorted and said quietly: "It's just that although they have no hands or feet, and they are not involved in the river accident, they still can't escape the crime of negligence. Let them go now. This crime of negligence should be
Who will bear the burden?"
After finishing speaking, he stared at the good old Duan Jialin with ambiguous eyes.
The meaning is obvious.
Since those who were temporarily detained are going to be released, then you, Duan Jialin, will have to bear the charge of negligence.
Duan Jialin was stunned for a moment.
I want everyone in Henan Mansion to be harmonious and harmonious with each other. But this does not mean that I am a fool who will take responsibility for others.
Zhu Yunxi chuckled and said: "Henan Prefecture temporarily detains the officials, and they will be demoted one level each and remain in their original posts pending follow-up review by the court. If the Henan Prefecture magistrate fails to supervise, he will be fined one year's salary."
Duan Jialin in front of him was a little surprised.
Taisun treated him very lightly.
Wang Xinling was a little emotional, it turned out that being a good person still has some benefits.
At least Duan Jialin was guilty of negligence, but he was only fined a year's salary. On the contrary, those people were demoted one level each. Although they can still keep their original positions, it is difficult to be promoted.
Duan Jialin felt a lot of emotion in his heart for a while.
Is this the rumored, murderous Iron-Blooded Emperor Taisun of the Ming Dynasty who is feared by everyone? Is this the Grandson of the Iron-blooded Emperor of the Ming Dynasty who can rebel in a local area and lead the army in front of the battle in person?
I actually feel that the emperor's grandson is extremely kind and tolerant.
Duan Jialin thought about people's descriptions of the emperor's grandson, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness, I heard earlier that the soldiers and horses of the Henan Prefecture Guard were going to go to Anle Village?"
Zhu Yunxi looked at Duan Jialin with scrutiny in his eyes.
Duan Jialin said hurriedly: "Your Highness, the soldiers and horses of the guard must not move lightly."
As soon as he finished saying this, Zhu Yunxi immediately narrowed his eyes.
If Duan Jialin says something that he shouldn't say again and expresses some remarks that are not suitable for the current situation of the government, the punishment of one year's salary will have to be changed.
This fool!
Wang Xinling, who was standing aside, couldn't help but curse secretly in his heart.
What a fool.
Duan Jialin seemed to have reacted, with a touch of embarrassment on his face: "The minister is not admonishing Your Highness not to use the guards' troops, but how to use them in the face of the current situation. The Ming Dynasty's guards have millions of officers and soldiers, which is the most important thing for the country.
How to use the weapon must be done with great caution, and it must be known as a master, and when used, it must be struck with thunder to crush all enemies.”
He, a prefect of Henan Prefecture, could actually say such a thing.
Zhu Yunxi's original hesitation disappeared immediately, a smile appeared on his face, and he said softly: "According to what Magistrate Duan said, how should we use troops to wipe out Xiaoxiao this time?"
"First of all, we should do it quietly so that the little thieves don't know about the government's dispatch of troops in advance."
Duan Jialin spoke forcefully, as if he had completely changed his appearance from the good old official in the officialdom.
He continued: "Secondly, we should be surrounded from all sides. Anle Village produces bluestone, and now there is a cement factory supervised by the Ministry of Industry. The two places work together to provide materials for the river. I also know a little about the terrain over there, Anle Village
Surrounded by mountains on three sides. If we don't encircle them, they will be blocked and there will be no way to escape. As long as these people enter the mountains, it will be difficult to pursue them, and there will be endless troubles."
Zhu Yunxi squinted his eyes: "In this case, the manpower of a thousand-household office seems to be stretched thin."
Duan Jialin nodded: "In my humble opinion, we need at least three thousand-household residences. Not only must we guard against possible rebellious intentions in Anle Village, we must also guard against whether the other villages here may harbor dissent towards the imperial court."
Speaking of this, Duan Jialin stopped.
Under Zhu Yunxi's questioning eyes, he slowly began to explain again.
"Once the army is deployed, it must be known. Now that the government is in turmoil, there are a lot of rumors and rumors in the local area. Now it is time to write an official document, which can be made public by the government and widely publicized.
The prestige of the imperial court must not be lost, and the dignity of the government must not be lost. Once the troops are encircled and it is determined that there is a conspiracy in Anle Village, the government must make it public immediately to calm the hearts of the local people and prevent rumors from growing."
Zhu Yunxi fell silent at this time.
But he misjudged the Duan Jialin in front of him.
Being able to serve as the magistrate of Henan Prefecture under the scrutiny of the imperial court is an indispensable talent in itself.
Strictly speaking, the imperial court used it in the wrong place.
Perhaps, he should be allowed to go to the important town of Jiubian to be a prefect, or to be the commander-in-chief of the army.
Wang Xinling was a little lucky that he didn't reveal anything before.
Zhu Yunxi waved his hand and spoke loudly.
"You write the official document, Duan Jialin, and seal it with the grandson's seal."
"There's no need to worry about how many troops and horses there are. Let the Henan Guard pull out all of them."
"After surrounding the mountain, I want to see for myself how these people made the rock-hard bluestone as brittle as tofu."
That night.
Duan Jialin, the prefect of Henan Prefecture, seemed to be a blessing in disguise and fell into the eyes of the emperor's grandson.
Also with Duan Jialin's strong guarantee, officials from various departments in Henan Prefecture and along the river were also released from prison.
The soldiers and horses of the Henan Guard left the camp at night.
People take off their shoes and horseshoes are wrapped in cloth.
More than ten miles away from the city, the officers and soldiers had just put on their boots under the orders of Niu Dafu, the supervisor appointed by the emperor's grandson and the official of the Qianhu household in the Beijing army.
"Commander, after this place, I will no longer interfere in military affairs. I will stay outside Anle Village. I would like to ask the commander to assign a brother from the Hundred Household Office to the lower official."
Returning to Beijing as an officer of one hundred households in the Dongzheng army to report his victory, the newly promoted officer of one thousand households in the Beijing army, Niu Dafu, rode on a war horse and spoke to the commander of the Henan Guard.
The commander of the Henan Guard has been in the army for more than thirty years. He has followed countless founding achievements in the court and conquered the north and south. Now he is commanding a guard and is stationed in Henan Prefecture.
His personality is calm.
Knowing that Niu Dafu represented the emperor's grandson, and knowing that the other party had not exceeded his authority, he nodded: "The safety of the emperor's grandson is of great importance. At that time, I will separate three hundred households and hand them over to Niu Qianhu to guard your highness.
"
Niu Dafu didn't say much, he just nodded.
With more soldiers on hand, I will be more confident in protecting His Highness Taisun. No one knows whether a rebel army of thousands will emerge from the mountains.
Fifty miles away from the city, it was already late at night.
The army divided into three thousand households and left in different directions. Fortunately, a little later, they formed an encirclement on the valley in Anle Village.
…
Gugu...gu...
Outside the courtyard behind the Anle Village ancestral hall, a few insect sounds could be heard.
In the room where the lights had been turned off and gone to sleep, there were several figures moving under the moonlight.
Sun Cheng's eyes were bright, and he didn't look like he had just been woken up.
When we arrived at the gate of the backyard, a person walked in through the ajar gate.
"Zhen Fu, there is indeed someone watching outside at night."
Sun Cheng's eyes sank: "Has it been dealt with completely?"
"It's been taken care of. I won't wake up until sunrise tomorrow."
If it weren't for Sun Cheng's temperament to continue to conceal the identity of his group, those people watching outside would have been killed long ago.
He nodded.
The person who came in from the outside said in a low voice: "The mountain road turns around behind, and there is a depression on the mountainside, which is difficult to find on weekdays. There is something going on there at this time. Would you like to go over and take a look?"
"What's the situation over there now?" Sun Cheng asked in a low voice.
"It's all bluestone. Many of the bluestones that were mined in the quarry during the day were pulled over."
With just one sentence, Sun Cheng immediately raised his hand: "Stop chatting, go over first and talk later. Leave a few people here to keep an eye on him, just in case something unexpected happens."
After leaving the courtyard, Sun Cheng had already received the Xiuchun Dao handed over by his subordinates, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.
Further up the mountainside behind Anle Village is the depths of the mountain.
The bluestone quarried from the quarry is not pulled out of the mountain, but sent into the mountain. It is a lie to say that there are no ghosts.
But Sun Cheng didn't understand why Anle Village was so eager to take action at this time.
"Hurry up. It's been several days since the government's official document urging the stone to be delivered. If we don't send it over and make the government displeased and take the stone from other places, we in Anle Village will really not be able to survive."
On the hillside behind Anle Village, after dealing with Sun Cheng and his party that night, Li Zhicheng watched the candles in the room over the courtyard go out. Only then did Li Zhicheng leave the people watching and come here from the village.
In front of him, next to a large valley and low-lying area, was a flat pool leaning against the mountains.
The stream flows from the deep mountains in the distance.
On the flat ground, piles of bluestones were erected, and underneath were piles of firewood, burning brightly.
When the firewood was finished burning, someone took water from the stream nearby and poured it directly on the piles of bluestones.
The stream water fell on the burned bluestone, and layers of smoke suddenly rose. In the white smoke, there was a constant crackling sound.
That is the sound produced by changing the material of bluestone after being poured with high temperature and cold water.
It's just that, but it's not over yet.
Just watering it will make it difficult to transport the bluestone. If there is a slight bump on the road, it will break into pieces on the spot and become unusable.
In the valley, under the leadership of Li Zhicheng, the people of Anle Village carefully carried the watered bluestones to a pool covered by rocks at the foot of the mountain.
The water in the pool is not mountain spring water.
It's the oil and water accumulated through Anle Village for who knows how many years.
When the bluestone is soaked in oil, it only needs to wait until dawn to become softer, but it will no longer break easily during transportation.
Only if it is squeezed by a heavy object or impacted by an external force will it break.
He led the people along the ridge to a hidden location halfway up the mountainside.
Sun Cheng was condescending and looked at what was happening in the valley below, his eyes widened. This situation could be described as shocking.
These people really tampered with the bluestones used in the river!
This is a serious crime of rebellion!
An official from Beizhen Fusi whispered beside Sun Cheng: "Zhenfu, I'm afraid this is a method passed down from Anle Village a long time ago. It's just that my subordinates thought that at the beginning, they just wanted outsiders to use it.
These bluestone places can often replace the bluestone and earn more money. But now, they are used by these people to undermine river control."
Why didn't Sun Cheng understand the truth behind this?
"The imperial court is launching a new policy! It has benefited countless people! Although life is still hard now, it will eventually get better. How much is the land allocated to Henan Prefecture? The land belonging to the Jin gentry family is now all included in the yellow list for taxation.
Are they really doing this just so that bluestone will always be needed on the river?
I don’t think so!”
After saying the three words "not quite", Sun Cheng's eyes were completely cold.